What color is #919A9F?

#919A9F is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919A9F?

The RGB value is 145, 154, 159: 145 red, 154 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919A9F?

The complementary color is #9F9691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919A9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919A9F color

#919A9F rgb(145, 154, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919A9F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 60.4% green and 62.4% blue (145, 154, 159).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 7% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Steely Gray (#90979B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#919A9F color codes

HEX	`#919A9F`
RGB	`rgb(145, 154, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 60.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.04, -2.2, -3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.04, 4.32, 239.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.489, 31.634, 37.346)`
Decimal	`9542303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919A9F, 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 #919A9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919A9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #919A9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919a9f; }
.text { color: #919a9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919a9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 154 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919a9f, #91939f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #919A9F?: #919A9F is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919A9F?: The RGB value is 145, 154, 159: 145 red, 154 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919A9F?: The complementary color is #9F9691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919A9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.