What color is #91A5AA?

#91A5AA 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 #91A5AA?

The RGB value is 145, 165, 170: 145 red, 165 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A5AA?

The complementary color is #AA9691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A5AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A5AA color

#91A5AA rgb(145, 165, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91A5AA is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 64.7% green and 66.7% blue (145, 165, 170).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#91A5AA color codes

HEX	`#91A5AA`
RGB	`rgb(145, 165, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 64.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.39, -5.9, -4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.39, 7.7, 219.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.386, 35.832, 43.232)`
Decimal	`9545130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A5AA, 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 #91A5AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A5AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #91A5AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a5aa; }
.text { color: #91a5aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a5aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 165 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a5aa, #9199aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #91A5AA?: #91A5AA 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 #91A5AA?: The RGB value is 145, 165, 170: 145 red, 165 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A5AA?: The complementary color is #AA9691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A5AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.