What color is #91998C?

#91998C is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91998C?

The RGB value is 145, 153, 140: 145 red, 153 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91998C?

The complementary color is #948C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91998C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91998C color

#91998C rgb(145, 153, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91998C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 60% green and 54.9% blue (145, 153, 140).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#91998C color codes

HEX	`#91998C`
RGB	`rgb(145, 153, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 60%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.25, -5.38, 5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.25, 7.94, 132.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.801, 30.696, 29.266)`
Decimal	`9542028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91998C, 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 #91998C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91998C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #91998C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91998c; }
.text { color: #91998c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91998c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 153 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91998c, #8c998e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #91998C?: #91998C is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91998C?: The RGB value is 145, 153, 140: 145 red, 153 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91998C?: The complementary color is #948C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91998C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.