What color is #91948F?

#91948F is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91948F?

The RGB value is 145, 148, 143: 145 red, 148 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91948F?

The complementary color is #928F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91948F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91948F color

#91948F rgb(145, 148, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91948F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 58% green and 56.1% blue (145, 148, 143).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 2% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#91948F color codes

HEX	`#91948F`
RGB	`rgb(145, 148, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 58%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 2%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 3%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.94, -2.06, 2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.94, 3.06, 132.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.224, 29.183, 30.18)`
Decimal	`9540751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91948F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #91948F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91948F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #91948F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91948f; }
.text { color: #91948f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91948f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 148 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91948f, #8f9490); }

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Questions

What color is #91948F?: #91948F is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91948F?: The RGB value is 145, 148, 143: 145 red, 148 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91948F?: The complementary color is #928F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91948F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.