What color is #908086?

#908086 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908086?

The RGB value is 144, 128, 134: 144 red, 128 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908086?

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

Is black or white text better on #908086?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908086 color

#908086 rgb(144, 128, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908086 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 50.2% green and 52.5% blue (144, 128, 134).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#908086 color codes

HEX	`#908086`
RGB	`rgb(144, 128, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 50.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.16, 7.18, -1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.16, 7.25, 351.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.523, 23.089, 25.767)`
Decimal	`9470086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908086, 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 #908086	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908086 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #908086 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908086; }
.text { color: #908086; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908086; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 128 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908086, #908280); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #908086?: #908086 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908086?: The RGB value is 144, 128, 134: 144 red, 128 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908086?: The complementary color is #80908A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908086?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.