What color is #919F9D?

#919F9D is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919F9D?

The RGB value is 145, 159, 157: 145 red, 159 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919F9D?

The complementary color is #9F9193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919F9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919F9D color

#919F9D rgb(145, 159, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #919F9D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 62.4% green and 61.6% blue (145, 159, 157).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 7% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Silent Film (#9FA5A5), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#919F9D color codes

HEX	`#919F9D`
RGB	`rgb(145, 159, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 62.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.36, -5.36, -0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.36, 5.4, 186.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.16, 33.25, 36.721)`
Decimal	`9543581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919F9D, 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 #919F9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919F9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #919F9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919f9d; }
.text { color: #919f9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919f9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 159 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919f9d, #919a9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #919F9D?: #919F9D is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919F9D?: The RGB value is 145, 159, 157: 145 red, 159 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919F9D?: The complementary color is #9F9193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919F9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.