What color is #908078?

#908078 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908078?

The RGB value is 144, 128, 120: 144 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908078?

The complementary color is #788890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908078 color

#908078 rgb(144, 128, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908078 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 50.2% green and 47.1% blue (144, 128, 120).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#908078 color codes

HEX	`#908078`
RGB	`rgb(144, 128, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 50.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.79, 4.69, 6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.79, 8.07, 54.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.611, 22.724, 20.961)`
Decimal	`9470072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908078, 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 #908078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #908078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908078; }
.text { color: #908078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 128 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908078, #908c78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #908078?: #908078 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908078?: The RGB value is 144, 128, 120: 144 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908078?: The complementary color is #788890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.