What color is #90797E?

#90797E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90797E?

The RGB value is 144, 121, 126: 144 red, 121 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90797E?

The complementary color is #79908B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90797E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90797E color

#90797E rgb(144, 121, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90797E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 47.5% green and 49.4% blue (144, 121, 126).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#90797E color codes

HEX	`#90797E`
RGB	`rgb(144, 121, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 47.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.07, 9.76, 0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.07, 9.78, 3.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.105, 21.111, 22.645)`
Decimal	`9468286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90797E, 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 #90797E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90797E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #90797E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90797e; }
.text { color: #90797e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90797e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 121 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90797e, #907f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #90797E?: #90797E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90797E?: The RGB value is 144, 121, 126: 144 red, 121 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90797E?: The complementary color is #79908B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90797E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.