What color is #919CA3?

#919CA3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919CA3?

The RGB value is 145, 156, 163: 145 red, 156 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919CA3?

The complementary color is #A39891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919CA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919CA3 color

#919CA3 rgb(145, 156, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919CA3 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 61.2% green and 63.9% blue (145, 156, 163).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#919CA3 color codes

HEX	`#919CA3`
RGB	`rgb(145, 156, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 61.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 11%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.71, -2.46, -4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.71, 5.57, 243.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.175, 32.441, 39.315)`
Decimal	`9542819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919CA3, 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 #919CA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919CA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #919CA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919ca3; }
.text { color: #919ca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919ca3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 156 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919ca3, #9193a3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #919CA3?: #919CA3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919CA3?: The RGB value is 145, 156, 163: 145 red, 156 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919CA3?: The complementary color is #A39891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919CA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.