What color is #91A5B1?

#91A5B1 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 #91A5B1?

The RGB value is 145, 165, 177: 145 red, 165 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A5B1?

The complementary color is #B19D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A5B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A5B1 color

#91A5B1 rgb(145, 165, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91A5B1 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 64.7% green and 69.4% blue (145, 165, 177).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 17% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% 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 8.22:1).

#91A5B1 color codes

HEX	`#91A5B1`
RGB	`rgb(145, 165, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 64.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 17%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 7%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.6, -4.37, -8.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.6, 9.59, 242.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.066, 36.104, 46.813)`
Decimal	`9545137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A5B1, 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 #91A5B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A5B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #91A5B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a5b1; }
.text { color: #91a5b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a5b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 165 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a5b1, #9195b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #91A5B1?: #91A5B1 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 #91A5B1?: The RGB value is 145, 165, 177: 145 red, 165 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A5B1?: The complementary color is #B19D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A5B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.