What color is #908398?

#908398 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908398?

The RGB value is 144, 131, 152: 144 red, 131 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908398?

The complementary color is #8B9883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908398 color

#908398 rgb(144, 131, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #908398 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 51.4% green and 59.6% blue (144, 131, 152).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#908398 color codes

HEX	`#908398`
RGB	`rgb(144, 131, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 51.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 14%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.51, 9.01, -9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.51, 13.04, 313.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.284, 24.429, 33.083)`
Decimal	`9470872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908398, 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 #908398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #908398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908398; }
.text { color: #908398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 131 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908398, #988396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #908398?: #908398 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908398?: The RGB value is 144, 131, 152: 144 red, 131 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908398?: The complementary color is #8B9883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.