What color is #91A3A7?

#91A3A7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91A3A7?

The RGB value is 145, 163, 167: 145 red, 163 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A3A7?

The complementary color is #A79591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A3A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A3A7 color

#91A3A7 rgb(145, 163, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91A3A7 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 63.9% green and 65.5% blue (145, 163, 167).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#91A3A7 color codes

HEX	`#91A3A7`
RGB	`rgb(145, 163, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 63.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 2%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.75, -5.46, -4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.75, 6.9, 217.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.748, 35.003, 41.635)`
Decimal	`9544615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A3A7, 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 #91A3A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A3A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #91A3A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a3a7; }
.text { color: #91a3a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a3a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 163 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a3a7, #9198a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #91A3A7?: #91A3A7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91A3A7?: The RGB value is 145, 163, 167: 145 red, 163 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A3A7?: The complementary color is #A79591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A3A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.