What color is #919683?

#919683 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 #919683?

The RGB value is 145, 150, 131: 145 red, 150 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919683?

The complementary color is #888396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919683?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919683 color

#919683 rgb(145, 150, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919683 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 58.8% green and 51.4% blue (145, 150, 131).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#919683 color codes

HEX	`#919683`
RGB	`rgb(145, 150, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 58.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.2, -5.36, 9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.2, 10.83, 119.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.68, 29.471, 25.751)`
Decimal	`9541251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919683, 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 #919683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #919683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919683; }
.text { color: #919683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 150 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919683, #889683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #919683?: #919683 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 #919683?: The RGB value is 145, 150, 131: 145 red, 150 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919683?: The complementary color is #888396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919683?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.