What color is #907F79?

#907F79 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #907F79?

The RGB value is 144, 127, 121: 144 red, 127 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #907F79?

The complementary color is #798A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #907F79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#907F79 color

#907F79 rgb(144, 127, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #907F79 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 49.8% green and 47.5% blue (144, 127, 121).

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

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#907F79 color codes

HEX	`#907F79`
RGB	`rgb(144, 127, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 49.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 16%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.54, 5.44, 5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.54, 7.83, 46.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.542, 22.489, 21.239)`
Decimal	`9469817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #907F79, 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 #907F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#907F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #907F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #907f79; }
.text { color: #907f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #907f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 127 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #907f79, #908b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #907F79?: #907F79 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #907F79?: The RGB value is 144, 127, 121: 144 red, 127 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #907F79?: The complementary color is #798A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #907F79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.