What color is #908296?

#908296 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908296?

The RGB value is 144, 130, 150: 144 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908296?

The complementary color is #889682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908296 color

#908296 rgb(144, 130, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908296 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 51% green and 58.8% blue (144, 130, 150).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#908296 color codes

HEX	`#908296`
RGB	`rgb(144, 130, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 51%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.18, 9.17, -8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.18, 12.69, 316.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.988, 24.097, 32.183)`
Decimal	`9470614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908296, 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 #908296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #908296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908296; }
.text { color: #908296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 130 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908296, #968292); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #908296?: #908296 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908296?: The RGB value is 144, 130, 150: 144 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908296?: The complementary color is #889682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.