What color is #9291A1?

#9291A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9291A1?

The RGB value is 146, 145, 161: 146 red, 145 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9291A1?

The complementary color is #A0A191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9291A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9291A1 color

#9291A1 rgb(146, 145, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9291A1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 56.9% green and 63.1% blue (146, 145, 161).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#9291A1 color codes

HEX	`#9291A1`
RGB	`rgb(146, 145, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 56.9%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 10%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.72, 3.61, -8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.72, 9.03, 293.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.411, 28.935, 37.799)`
Decimal	`9605537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9291A1, 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 #9291A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9291A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9291A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9291a1; }
.text { color: #9291a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9291a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 145 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9291a1, #9a91a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9291A1?: #9291A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9291A1?: The RGB value is 146, 145, 161: 146 red, 145 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9291A1?: The complementary color is #A0A191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9291A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.