What color is #91A1A2?

#91A1A2 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91A1A2?

The RGB value is 145, 161, 162: 145 red, 161 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A1A2?

The complementary color is #A29291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A1A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A1A2 color

#91A1A2 rgb(145, 161, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91A1A2 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 63.1% green and 63.5% blue (145, 161, 162).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#91A1A2 color codes

HEX	`#91A1A2`
RGB	`rgb(145, 161, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 63.1%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 10%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.06, -5.42, -2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.06, 5.94, 204.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.942, 34.118, 39.131)`
Decimal	`9544098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A1A2, 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 #91A1A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A1A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #91A1A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a1a2; }
.text { color: #91a1a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a1a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 161 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a1a2, #9199a2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #91A1A2?: #91A1A2 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91A1A2?: The RGB value is 145, 161, 162: 145 red, 161 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A1A2?: The complementary color is #A29291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A1A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.