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#918384 Color

#918384 is rgb(145, 131, 132) in RGB, hsl(356, 6%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rocket Metallic (#8A7F80), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#918384
HEX#918384
RGBrgb(145, 131, 132)
HSLhsl(356, 6%, 54%)
HSVhsv(356, 10%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.017 12.7)
LABlab(56.06% 5.62 1.49)
LCHlch(56.06% 5.81 14.85)

What #918384 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #918384, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#918384 Channel Values

How #918384 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 145 · G 131 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 6% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 10% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 9% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.63:1 vs white · 5.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #918384 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #918384

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #918384; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #918384

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #918384 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#918384
Protanopia#868684
Protanomaly#8A8584
Deuteranopia#888884
Deuteranomaly#8C8684
Tritanopia#918383
Tritanomaly#918383
Achromatopsia#868686

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Using #918384 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-918384: #918384;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #918384;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-918384': '#918384' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.514, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_918384">#918384</color>
SVG fillfill="#918384"

More Gray Colors

#918384 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#918384 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #918384?

#918384 is a mid-tone gray — rgb(145, 131, 132) in RGB and hsl(356, 6%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rocket Metallic (#8A7F80), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.22.

What is the RGB value of #918384?

#918384 is rgb(145, 131, 132) — red 145, green 131, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #918384?

#918384 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #918384 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #918384 scores 3.63:1 against white and 5.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #918384 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #918384 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 6.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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