What color is #919EA1?

#919EA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919EA1?

The RGB value is 145, 158, 161: 145 red, 158 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919EA1?

The complementary color is #A19491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919EA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919EA1 color

#919EA1 rgb(145, 158, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919EA1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 62% green and 63.1% blue (145, 158, 161).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#919EA1 color codes

HEX	`#919EA1`
RGB	`rgb(145, 158, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 62%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 10%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.2, -3.99, -3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.2, 5.08, 218.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.335, 33.046, 38.492)`
Decimal	`9543329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919EA1, 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 #919EA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919EA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #919EA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919ea1; }
.text { color: #919ea1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919ea1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 158 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919ea1, #9196a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #919EA1?: #919EA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919EA1?: The RGB value is 145, 158, 161: 145 red, 158 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919EA1?: The complementary color is #A19491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919EA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.