What color is #91969C?

#91969C is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91969C?

The RGB value is 145, 150, 156: 145 red, 150 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91969C?

The complementary color is #9C9791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91969C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91969C color

#91969C rgb(145, 150, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91969C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 58.8% green and 61.2% blue (145, 150, 156).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 5% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#91969C color codes

HEX	`#91969C`
RGB	`rgb(145, 150, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 58.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 5%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 7%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.85, -0.59, -3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.85, 3.82, 261.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.583, 30.233, 35.776)`
Decimal	`9541276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91969C, 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 #91969C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91969C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	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 #91969C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91969c; }
.text { color: #91969c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91969c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 150 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91969c, #92919c); }

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Questions

What color is #91969C?: #91969C is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91969C?: The RGB value is 145, 150, 156: 145 red, 150 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91969C?: The complementary color is #9C9791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91969C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.