What color is #908765?

#908765 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908765?

The RGB value is 144, 135, 101: 144 red, 135 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908765?

The complementary color is #656E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908765?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908765 color

#908765 rgb(144, 135, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #908765 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 52.9% green and 39.6% blue (144, 135, 101).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#908765 color codes

HEX	`#908765`
RGB	`rgb(144, 135, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 52.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.28, -2.2, 19.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.28, 19.67, 96.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.515, 24.197, 15.794)`
Decimal	`9471845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908765, 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 #908765	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908765 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #908765 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908765; }
.text { color: #908765; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908765; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 135 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908765, #839065); }

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Questions

What color is #908765?: #908765 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908765?: The RGB value is 144, 135, 101: 144 red, 135 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908765?: The complementary color is #656E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908765?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.