What color is #91A7B6?

#91A7B6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91A7B6?

The RGB value is 145, 167, 182: 145 red, 167 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A7B6?

The complementary color is #B6A091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A7B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A7B6 color

#91A7B6 rgb(145, 167, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91A7B6 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 65.5% green and 71.4% blue (145, 167, 182).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#91A7B6 color codes

HEX	`#91A7B6`
RGB	`rgb(145, 167, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 65.5%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 8%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.3, -4.34, -10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.3, 11.15, 247.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.937, 37.034, 49.607)`
Decimal	`9545654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A7B6, 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 #91A7B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A7B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #91A7B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a7b6; }
.text { color: #91a7b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a7b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 167 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a7b6, #9194b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #91A7B6?: #91A7B6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91A7B6?: The RGB value is 145, 167, 182: 145 red, 167 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A7B6?: The complementary color is #B6A091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A7B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.