What color is #91AAA9?

#91AAA9 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 #91AAA9?

The RGB value is 145, 170, 169: 145 red, 170 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91AAA9?

The complementary color is #AA9192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91AAA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91AAA9 color

#91AAA9 rgb(145, 170, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91AAA9 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 66.7% green and 66.3% blue (145, 170, 169).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#91AAA9 color codes

HEX	`#91AAA9`
RGB	`rgb(145, 170, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 66.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.75, -8.82, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.75, 9.14, 195.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.211, 37.633, 43.043)`
Decimal	`9546409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91AAA9, 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 #91AAA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91AAA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #91AAA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91aaa9; }
.text { color: #91aaa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91aaa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 170 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91aaa9, #919eaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #91AAA9?: #91AAA9 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 #91AAA9?: The RGB value is 145, 170, 169: 145 red, 170 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91AAA9?: The complementary color is #AA9192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91AAA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.