What color is #919B97?

#919B97 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919B97?

The RGB value is 145, 155, 151: 145 red, 155 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919B97?

The complementary color is #9B9195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919B97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919B97 color

#919B97 rgb(145, 155, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919B97 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 60.8% green and 59.2% blue (145, 155, 151).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 5% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#919B97 color codes

HEX	`#919B97`
RGB	`rgb(145, 155, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 60.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 5%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 6%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.09, -4.37, 0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.09, 4.45, 168.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.983, 31.697, 33.863)`
Decimal	`9542551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919B97, 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 #919B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #919B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919b97; }
.text { color: #919b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 155 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919b97, #919a9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #919B97?: #919B97 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919B97?: The RGB value is 145, 155, 151: 145 red, 155 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919B97?: The complementary color is #9B9195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919B97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.