What color is #90848A?

#90848A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90848A?

The RGB value is 144, 132, 138: 144 red, 132 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90848A?

The complementary color is #84908A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90848A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90848A color

#90848A rgb(144, 132, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90848A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 51.8% green and 54.1% blue (144, 132, 138).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#90848A color codes

HEX	`#90848A`
RGB	`rgb(144, 132, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 51.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.35, 5.64, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.35, 5.86, 344.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.34, 24.267, 27.442)`
Decimal	`9471114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90848A, 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 #90848A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90848A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #90848A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90848a; }
.text { color: #90848a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90848a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 132 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90848a, #908484); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #90848A?: #90848A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90848A?: The RGB value is 144, 132, 138: 144 red, 132 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90848A?: The complementary color is #84908A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90848A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.