What color is #919787?

#919787 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919787?

The RGB value is 145, 151, 135: 145 red, 151 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919787?

The complementary color is #8D8797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919787?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919787 color

#919787 rgb(145, 151, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919787 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 59.2% green and 52.9% blue (145, 151, 135).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#919787 color codes

HEX	`#919787`
RGB	`rgb(145, 151, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 59.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.57, -5.2, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.57, 9.28, 124.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.116, 29.902, 27.26)`
Decimal	`9541511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919787, 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 #919787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#919787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #919787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919787; }
.text { color: #919787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 151 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919787, #899787); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #919787?: #919787 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919787?: The RGB value is 145, 151, 135: 145 red, 151 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919787?: The complementary color is #8D8797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919787?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.