What color is #90847A?

#90847A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90847A?

The RGB value is 144, 132, 122: 144 red, 132 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90847A?

The complementary color is #7A8690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90847A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90847A color

#90847A rgb(144, 132, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90847A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 51.8% green and 47.8% blue (144, 132, 122).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#90847A color codes

HEX	`#90847A`
RGB	`rgb(144, 132, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 51.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.92, 2.75, 7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.92, 7.55, 68.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.266, 23.837, 21.784)`
Decimal	`9471098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90847A, 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 #90847A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90847A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #90847A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90847a; }
.text { color: #90847a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90847a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 132 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90847a, #908f7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #90847A?: #90847A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90847A?: The RGB value is 144, 132, 122: 144 red, 132 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90847A?: The complementary color is #7A8690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90847A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.