What color is #91979A?

#91979A is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91979A?

The RGB value is 145, 151, 154: 145 red, 151 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91979A?

The complementary color is #9A9491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91979A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91979A color

#91979A rgb(145, 151, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91979A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 59.2% green and 60.4% blue (145, 151, 154).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 4% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Steely Gray (#90979B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#91979A color codes

HEX	`#91979A`
RGB	`rgb(145, 151, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 59.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 4%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 6%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.07, -1.56, -2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.07, 2.8, 236.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.575, 30.486, 34.944)`
Decimal	`9541530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91979A, 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 #91979A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91979A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #91979A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91979a; }
.text { color: #91979a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91979a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 151 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91979a, #91939a); }

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Questions

What color is #91979A?: #91979A is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91979A?: The RGB value is 145, 151, 154: 145 red, 151 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91979A?: The complementary color is #9A9491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91979A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.