What color is #907E78?

#907E78 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #907E78?

The RGB value is 144, 126, 120: 144 red, 126 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #907E78?

The complementary color is #788A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #907E78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#907E78 color

#907E78 rgb(144, 126, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #907E78 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 49.4% green and 47.1% blue (144, 126, 120).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#907E78 color codes

HEX	`#907E78`
RGB	`rgb(144, 126, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 49.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 17%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.25, 5.84, 5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.25, 8.22, 44.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.353, 22.208, 20.875)`
Decimal	`9469560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #907E78, 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 #907E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#907E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #907E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #907e78; }
.text { color: #907e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #907e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 126 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #907e78, #908a78); }

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Questions

What color is #907E78?: #907E78 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #907E78?: The RGB value is 144, 126, 120: 144 red, 126 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #907E78?: The complementary color is #788A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #907E78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.