What color is #90818E?

#90818E is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90818E?

The RGB value is 144, 129, 142: 144 red, 129 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90818E?

The complementary color is #819083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90818E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90818E color

#90818E rgb(144, 129, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90818E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 50.6% green and 55.7% blue (144, 129, 142).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#90818E color codes

HEX	`#90818E`
RGB	`rgb(144, 129, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 50.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.67, 8.14, -4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.67, 9.5, 328.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.234, 23.583, 28.861)`
Decimal	`9470350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90818E, 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 #90818E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90818E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #90818E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90818e; }
.text { color: #90818e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90818e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 129 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90818e, #908187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #90818E?: #90818E is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90818E?: The RGB value is 144, 129, 142: 144 red, 129 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90818E?: The complementary color is #819083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90818E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.