What color is #919A86?

#919A86 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919A86?

The RGB value is 145, 154, 134: 145 red, 154 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919A86?

The complementary color is #8F869A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919A86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919A86 color

#919A86 rgb(145, 154, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919A86 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 60.4% green and 52.5% blue (145, 154, 134).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#919A86 color codes

HEX	`#919A86`
RGB	`rgb(145, 154, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 60.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.38, -7.02, 9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.38, 11.74, 126.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.535, 30.852, 27.054)`
Decimal	`9542278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919A86, 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 #919A86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919A86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #919A86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919a86; }
.text { color: #919a86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919a86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 154 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919a86, #879a86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #919A86?: #919A86 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919A86?: The RGB value is 145, 154, 134: 145 red, 154 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919A86?: The complementary color is #8F869A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919A86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.