What color is #919EAA?

#919EAA 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 #919EAA?

The RGB value is 145, 158, 170: 145 red, 158 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919EAA?

The complementary color is #AA9D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919EAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919EAA color

#919EAA rgb(145, 158, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919EAA is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 62% green and 66.7% blue (145, 158, 170).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#919EAA color codes

HEX	`#919EAA`
RGB	`rgb(145, 158, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 62%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.46, -2.07, -7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.46, 8.07, 255.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.158, 33.375, 42.823)`
Decimal	`9543338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919EAA, 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 #919EAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919EAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #919EAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919eaa; }
.text { color: #919eaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919eaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 158 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919eaa, #9192aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #919EAA?: #919EAA 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 #919EAA?: The RGB value is 145, 158, 170: 145 red, 158 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919EAA?: The complementary color is #AA9D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919EAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.