What color is #919C85?

#919C85 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919C85?

The RGB value is 145, 156, 133: 145 red, 156 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919C85?

The complementary color is #90859C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919C85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919C85 color

#919C85 rgb(145, 156, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #919C85 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 61.2% green and 52.2% blue (145, 156, 133).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#919C85 color codes

HEX	`#919C85`
RGB	`rgb(145, 156, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 61.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 15%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.92, -8.28, 10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.92, 13.55, 127.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.798, 31.49, 26.799)`
Decimal	`9542789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919C85, 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 #919C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #919C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919c85; }
.text { color: #919c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 156 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919c85, #859c85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #919C85?: #919C85 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919C85?: The RGB value is 145, 156, 133: 145 red, 156 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919C85?: The complementary color is #90859C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919C85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.