What color is #919EA5?

#919EA5 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 #919EA5?

The RGB value is 145, 158, 165: 145 red, 158 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919EA5?

The complementary color is #A59891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919EA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919EA5 color

#919EA5 rgb(145, 158, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919EA5 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 62% green and 64.7% blue (145, 158, 165).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#919EA5 color codes

HEX	`#919EA5`
RGB	`rgb(145, 158, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 62%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 4%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.31, -3.14, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.31, 6.09, 238.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.694, 33.19, 40.379)`
Decimal	`9543333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919EA5, 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 #919EA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919EA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #919EA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919ea5; }
.text { color: #919ea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919ea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 158 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919ea5, #9194a5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #919EA5?: #919EA5 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 #919EA5?: The RGB value is 145, 158, 165: 145 red, 158 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919EA5?: The complementary color is #A59891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919EA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.