What color is #907E6E?

#907E6E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #907E6E?

The RGB value is 144, 126, 110: 144 red, 126 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #907E6E?

The complementary color is #6E8090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #907E6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#907E6E color

#907E6E rgb(144, 126, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #907E6E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 49.4% green and 43.1% blue (144, 126, 110).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 24% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#907E6E color codes

HEX	`#907E6E`
RGB	`rgb(144, 126, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 49.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 24%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54, 4.22, 11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54, 12.01, 69.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.777, 21.977, 17.844)`
Decimal	`9469550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #907E6E, 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 #907E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#907E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #907E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #907e6e; }
.text { color: #907e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #907e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 126 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #907e6e, #908f6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #907E6E?: #907E6E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #907E6E?: The RGB value is 144, 126, 110: 144 red, 126 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #907E6E?: The complementary color is #6E8090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #907E6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.