What color is #90838C?

#90838C is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90838C?

The RGB value is 144, 131, 140: 144 red, 131 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90838C?

The complementary color is #839087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90838C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90838C color

#90838C rgb(144, 131, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90838C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 51.4% green and 54.9% blue (144, 131, 140).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#90838C color codes

HEX	`#90838C`
RGB	`rgb(144, 131, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 51.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 9%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.14, 6.6, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.14, 7.27, 335.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.351, 24.056, 28.166)`
Decimal	`9470860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90838C, 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 #90838C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90838C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #90838C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90838c; }
.text { color: #90838c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90838c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 131 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90838c, #908386); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #90838C?: #90838C is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90838C?: The RGB value is 144, 131, 140: 144 red, 131 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90838C?: The complementary color is #839087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90838C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.