What color is #919681?

#919681 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919681?

The RGB value is 145, 150, 129: 145 red, 150 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919681?

The complementary color is #868196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919681?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919681 color

#919681 rgb(145, 150, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919681 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 58.8% green and 50.6% blue (145, 150, 129).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#919681 color codes

HEX	`#919681`
RGB	`rgb(145, 150, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 58.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 14%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.15, -5.71, 10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.15, 11.93, 118.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.545, 29.417, 25.044)`
Decimal	`9541249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919681, 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 #919681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #919681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919681; }
.text { color: #919681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 150 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919681, #869681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #919681?: #919681 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919681?: The RGB value is 145, 150, 129: 145 red, 150 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919681?: The complementary color is #868196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919681?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.