What color is #908682?

#908682 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908682?

The RGB value is 144, 134, 130: 144 red, 134 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908682?

The complementary color is #828C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908682?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908682 color

#908682 rgb(144, 134, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908682 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 52.5% green and 51% blue (144, 134, 130).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Elephants (#8E8987), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#908682 color codes

HEX	`#908682`
RGB	`rgb(144, 134, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 52.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.68, 3.02, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.68, 4.62, 49.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.056, 24.592, 24.594)`
Decimal	`9471618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908682, 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 #908682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908682 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #908682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908682; }
.text { color: #908682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 134 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908682, #908d82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #908682?: #908682 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908682?: The RGB value is 144, 134, 130: 144 red, 134 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908682?: The complementary color is #828C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908682?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.