What color is #908684?

#908684 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908684?

The RGB value is 144, 134, 132: 144 red, 134 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908684?

The complementary color is #848E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908684?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908684 color

#908684 rgb(144, 134, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908684 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 52.5% green and 51.8% blue (144, 134, 132).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#908684 color codes

HEX	`#908684`
RGB	`rgb(144, 134, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 52.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.73, 3.38, 2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.73, 4.16, 35.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.191, 24.646, 25.308)`
Decimal	`9471620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908684, 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 #908684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #908684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908684; }
.text { color: #908684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 134 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908684, #908c84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #908684?: #908684 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908684?: The RGB value is 144, 134, 132: 144 red, 134 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908684?: The complementary color is #848E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908684?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.