What color is #91A2A9?

#91A2A9 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 #91A2A9?

The RGB value is 145, 162, 169: 145 red, 162 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A2A9?

The complementary color is #A99891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A2A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A2A9 color

#91A2A9 rgb(145, 162, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91A2A9 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 63.5% green and 66.3% blue (145, 162, 169).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#91A2A9 color codes

HEX	`#91A2A9`
RGB	`rgb(145, 162, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 63.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 14%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 4%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.53, -4.48, -5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.53, 7.22, 231.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.757, 34.724, 42.558)`
Decimal	`9544361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A2A9, 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 #91A2A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A2A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #91A2A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a2a9; }
.text { color: #91a2a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a2a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 162 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a2a9, #9196a9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #91A2A9?: #91A2A9 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 #91A2A9?: The RGB value is 145, 162, 169: 145 red, 162 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A2A9?: The complementary color is #A99891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A2A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.