What color is #919DA2?

#919DA2 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919DA2?

The RGB value is 145, 157, 162: 145 red, 157 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919DA2?

The complementary color is #A29691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919DA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919DA2 color

#919DA2 rgb(145, 157, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919DA2 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 61.6% green and 63.5% blue (145, 157, 162).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#919DA2 color codes

HEX	`#919DA2`
RGB	`rgb(145, 157, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 61.6%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 10%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.95, -3.23, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.95, 5.19, 231.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.254, 32.742, 38.901)`
Decimal	`9543074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919DA2, 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 #919DA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919DA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #919DA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919da2; }
.text { color: #919da2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919da2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 157 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919da2, #9195a2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #919DA2?: #919DA2 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919DA2?: The RGB value is 145, 157, 162: 145 red, 157 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919DA2?: The complementary color is #A29691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919DA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.