What color is #90848B?

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

What is the RGB value of #90848B?

The RGB value is 144, 132, 139: 144 red, 132 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90848B?

The complementary color is #849089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90848B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90848B color

#90848B rgb(144, 132, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90848B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 51.8% green and 54.5% blue (144, 132, 139).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% 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 5.86:1).

#90848B color codes

HEX	`#90848B`
RGB	`rgb(144, 132, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 51.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.38, 5.83, -2.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.38, 6.21, 340.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.412, 24.296, 27.825)`
Decimal	`9471115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90848B, 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 #90848B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90848B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #90848B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90848b; }
.text { color: #90848b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90848b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 132 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90848b, #908485); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #90848B?: #90848B is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90848B?: The RGB value is 144, 132, 139: 144 red, 132 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90848B?: The complementary color is #849089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90848B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.