What color is #91A8AB?

#91A8AB 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 #91A8AB?

The RGB value is 145, 168, 171: 145 red, 168 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A8AB?

The complementary color is #AB9491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A8AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A8AB color

#91A8AB rgb(145, 168, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91A8AB is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 65.9% green and 67.1% blue (145, 168, 171).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#91A8AB color codes

HEX	`#91A8AB`
RGB	`rgb(145, 168, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 65.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.25, -7.31, -4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.25, 8.45, 210.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.028, 36.964, 43.915)`
Decimal	`9545899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A8AB, 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 #91A8AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A8AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #91A8AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a8ab; }
.text { color: #91a8ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a8ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 168 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a8ab, #919bab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #91A8AB?: #91A8AB 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 #91A8AB?: The RGB value is 145, 168, 171: 145 red, 168 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A8AB?: The complementary color is #AB9491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A8AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.