What color is #919EAF?

#919EAF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919EAF?

The RGB value is 145, 158, 175: 145 red, 158 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919EAF?

The complementary color is #AFA291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919EAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919EAF color

#919EAF rgb(145, 158, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919EAF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 62% green and 68.6% blue (145, 158, 175).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#919EAF color codes

HEX	`#919EAF`
RGB	`rgb(145, 158, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 62%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 10%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.62, -0.97, -10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.62, 10.42, 264.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.64, 33.568, 45.361)`
Decimal	`9543343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919EAF, 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 #919EAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919EAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #919EAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919eaf; }
.text { color: #919eaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919eaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 158 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919eaf, #9391af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #919EAF?: #919EAF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919EAF?: The RGB value is 145, 158, 175: 145 red, 158 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919EAF?: The complementary color is #AFA291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919EAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.