What color is #919782?

#919782 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 #919782?

The RGB value is 145, 151, 130: 145 red, 151 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919782?

The complementary color is #888297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919782?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919782 color

#919782 rgb(145, 151, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919782 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 59.2% green and 51% blue (145, 151, 130).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#919782 color codes

HEX	`#919782`
RGB	`rgb(145, 151, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 59.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 14%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 14%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.45, -6.08, 10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.45, 11.99, 120.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.772, 29.765, 25.45)`
Decimal	`9541506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919782, 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 #919782	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919782 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #919782 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919782; }
.text { color: #919782; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919782; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 151 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919782, #869782); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #919782?: #919782 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 #919782?: The RGB value is 145, 151, 130: 145 red, 151 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919782?: The complementary color is #888297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919782?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.