What color is #91A19A?

#91A19A is a gray, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91A19A?

The RGB value is 145, 161, 154: 145 red, 161 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A19A?

The complementary color is #A19198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A19A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A19A color

#91A19A rgb(145, 161, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91A19A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 63.1% green and 60.4% blue (145, 161, 154).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#91A19A color codes

HEX	`#91A19A`
RGB	`rgb(145, 161, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 63.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 10%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.84, -7.05, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.84, 7.25, 166.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.253, 33.842, 35.504)`
Decimal	`9544090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A19A, 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 #91A19A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A19A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #91A19A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a19a; }
.text { color: #91a19a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a19a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 161 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a19a, #91a0a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #91A19A?: #91A19A is a gray, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91A19A?: The RGB value is 145, 161, 154: 145 red, 161 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A19A?: The complementary color is #A19198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A19A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.