What color is #908279?

#908279 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908279?

The RGB value is 144, 130, 121: 144 red, 130 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908279?

The complementary color is #798790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908279 color

#908279 rgb(144, 130, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908279 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 51% green and 47.5% blue (144, 130, 121).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#908279 color codes

HEX	`#908279`
RGB	`rgb(144, 130, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 51%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.36, 3.72, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.36, 7.75, 61.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.935, 23.276, 21.37)`
Decimal	`9470585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908279, 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 #908279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #908279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908279; }
.text { color: #908279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 130 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908279, #908d79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #908279?: #908279 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908279?: The RGB value is 144, 130, 121: 144 red, 130 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908279?: The complementary color is #798790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.