What color is #919693?

#919693 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919693?

The RGB value is 145, 150, 147: 145 red, 150 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919693?

The complementary color is #969194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919693?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919693 color

#919693 rgb(145, 150, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919693 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 58.8% green and 57.6% blue (145, 150, 147).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 2% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#919693 color codes

HEX	`#919693`
RGB	`rgb(145, 150, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 58.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 2%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 3%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.6, -2.4, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.6, 2.58, 158.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.849, 29.939, 31.91)`
Decimal	`9541267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919693, 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 #919693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #919693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919693; }
.text { color: #919693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 150 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919693, #919696); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #919693?: #919693 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919693?: The RGB value is 145, 150, 147: 145 red, 150 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919693?: The complementary color is #969194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919693?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.