#919191 Color

#919191 is rgb(145, 145, 145) in RGB, hsl(0, 0%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gray (#8C8C8C), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#919191

RGBrgb(145, 145, 145)

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 57%)

HSVhsv(0, 0%, 57%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 43%)

OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0 0)

LABlab(60.17% -0.00 0.00)

LCHlch(60.17% 0.00 0.00)

What #919191 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 #919191, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Philippine Gray#8C8C8CΔE 1.92 Spanish Gray#989898ΔE 2.67 Traffic Gray a#8F9695ΔE 3.09 Taupe Gray#8B8589ΔE 5.12 Titanium#878681ΔE 5.14 Battleship Gray#848482ΔE 5.19

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#919191 Channel Values

How #919191 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 145 · G 145 · B 145	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 0° · S 0% · L 57%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 0° · S 0% · V 57%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 43%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.15:1 vs white · 6.66:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #919191 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 text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #919191

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #919191; 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 #919191

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 #919191 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.

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Using #919191 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-919191: #919191;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #919191;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-919191': '#919191' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.569, blue: 0.569)

Android XML<color name="color_919191">#919191</color>

SVG fillfill="#919191"

More Gray Colors

#919191 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

969696 8f9695 989898 8f8f8f 999999 8e8c84 9c9c9c 8c8c8c 9f9fa9 8b8680 a1a1a1 8b8589 a6a6a6 b2beb5 c0c0c0 d4d4d4 292929 3d3d3d 474747 534b4f 636363 71797e 7d7d7d 878787

#919191 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #919191?

#919191 is a mid-tone gray — rgb(145, 145, 145) in RGB and hsl(0, 0%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gray (#8C8C8C), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.92.

What is the RGB value of #919191?

#919191 is rgb(145, 145, 145) — red 145, green 145, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #919191?

#919191 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #919191 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #919191 scores 3.15:1 against white and 6.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #919191 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #919191 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 6.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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