What color is #90827C?

#90827C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90827C?

The RGB value is 144, 130, 124: 144 red, 130 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90827C?

The complementary color is #7C8A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90827C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90827C color

#90827C rgb(144, 130, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90827C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 51% green and 48.6% blue (144, 130, 124).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% 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 5.67:1).

#90827C color codes

HEX	`#90827C`
RGB	`rgb(144, 130, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 51%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 14%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.43, 4.23, 5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.43, 6.68, 50.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.122, 23.35, 22.354)`
Decimal	`9470588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90827C, 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 #90827C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90827C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #90827C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90827c; }
.text { color: #90827c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90827c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 130 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90827c, #908c7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #90827C?: #90827C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90827C?: The RGB value is 144, 130, 124: 144 red, 130 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90827C?: The complementary color is #7C8A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90827C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.