What color is #908269?

#908269 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908269?

The RGB value is 144, 130, 105: 144 red, 130 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908269?

The complementary color is #697790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908269?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908269 color

#908269 rgb(144, 130, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #908269 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 51% green and 41.2% blue (144, 130, 105).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#908269 color codes

HEX	`#908269`
RGB	`rgb(144, 130, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 51%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.98, 1.19, 15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.98, 15.54, 85.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.034, 22.915, 16.624)`
Decimal	`9470569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908269, 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 #908269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #908269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908269; }
.text { color: #908269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 130 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908269, #8b9069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #908269?: #908269 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908269?: The RGB value is 144, 130, 105: 144 red, 130 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908269?: The complementary color is #697790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908269?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.