What color is #91A4AE?

#91A4AE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91A4AE?

The RGB value is 145, 164, 174: 145 red, 164 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A4AE?

The complementary color is #AE9B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A4AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A4AE color

#91A4AE rgb(145, 164, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91A4AE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 64.3% green and 68.2% blue (145, 164, 174).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#91A4AE color codes

HEX	`#91A4AE`
RGB	`rgb(145, 164, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 64.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 6%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.23, -4.49, -7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.23, 8.66, 238.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.591, 35.626, 45.196)`
Decimal	`9544878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A4AE, 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 #91A4AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A4AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #91A4AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a4ae; }
.text { color: #91a4ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a4ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 164 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a4ae, #9196ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #91A4AE?: #91A4AE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91A4AE?: The RGB value is 145, 164, 174: 145 red, 164 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A4AE?: The complementary color is #AE9B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A4AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.