What color is #919986?

#919986 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919986?

The RGB value is 145, 153, 134: 145 red, 153 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919986?

The complementary color is #8E8699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919986?

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.

#919986 color

#919986 rgb(145, 153, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919986 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 60% green and 52.5% blue (145, 153, 134).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#919986 color codes

HEX	`#919986`
RGB	`rgb(145, 153, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 60%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.1, -6.47, 9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.1, 11.09, 125.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.371, 30.523, 26.999)`
Decimal	`9542022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919986, 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 #919986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919986 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 #919986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919986; }
.text { color: #919986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 153 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919986, #889986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #919986?: #919986 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919986?: The RGB value is 145, 153, 134: 145 red, 153 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919986?: The complementary color is #8E8699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919986?: 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.