What color is #908081?

#908081 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908081?

The RGB value is 144, 128, 129: 144 red, 128 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908081?

The complementary color is #80908F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908081?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908081 color

#908081 rgb(144, 128, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908081 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 50.2% green and 50.6% blue (144, 128, 129).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#908081 color codes

HEX	`#908081`
RGB	`rgb(144, 128, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 50.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.02, 6.26, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.02, 6.49, 15.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.183, 22.953, 23.974)`
Decimal	`9470081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908081, 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 #908081	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908081 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #908081 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908081; }
.text { color: #908081; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908081; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 128 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908081, #908780); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #908081?: #908081 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908081?: The RGB value is 144, 128, 129: 144 red, 128 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908081?: The complementary color is #80908F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908081?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.