What color is #919C87?

#919C87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919C87?

The RGB value is 145, 156, 135: 145 red, 156 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919C87?

The complementary color is #92879C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919C87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919C87 color

#919C87 rgb(145, 156, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919C87 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 61.2% green and 52.9% blue (145, 156, 135).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#919C87 color codes

HEX	`#919C87`
RGB	`rgb(145, 156, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 61.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 13%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.97, -7.92, 9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.97, 12.5, 129.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.938, 31.546, 27.534)`
Decimal	`9542791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919C87, 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 #919C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #919C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919c87; }
.text { color: #919c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 156 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919c87, #879c88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #919C87?: #919C87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919C87?: The RGB value is 145, 156, 135: 145 red, 156 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919C87?: The complementary color is #92879C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919C87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.