What color is #91979E?

#91979E is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91979E?

The RGB value is 145, 151, 158: 145 red, 151 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91979E?

The complementary color is #9E9891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91979E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91979E color

#91979E rgb(145, 151, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91979E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 59.2% green and 62% blue (145, 151, 158).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 6% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#91979E color codes

HEX	`#91979E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 151, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 59.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 6%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.19, -0.74, -4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.19, 4.48, 260.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.914, 30.621, 36.728)`
Decimal	`9541534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91979E, 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 #91979E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91979E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #91979E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91979e; }
.text { color: #91979e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91979e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 151 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91979e, #92919e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #91979E?: #91979E is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91979E?: The RGB value is 145, 151, 158: 145 red, 151 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91979E?: The complementary color is #9E9891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91979E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.