What color is #919988?

#919988 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919988?

The RGB value is 145, 153, 136: 145 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919988?

The complementary color is #908899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919988?

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.

#919988 color

#919988 rgb(145, 153, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919988 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 60% green and 53.3% blue (145, 153, 136).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#919988 color codes

HEX	`#919988`
RGB	`rgb(145, 153, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 60%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.15, -6.11, 7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.15, 10.03, 127.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.512, 30.58, 27.741)`
Decimal	`9542024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919988, 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 #919988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919988 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 #919988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919988; }
.text { color: #919988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 153 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919988, #899988); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #919988?: #919988 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919988?: The RGB value is 145, 153, 136: 145 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919988?: The complementary color is #908899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919988?: 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.