What color is #90877D?

#90877D is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90877D?

The RGB value is 144, 135, 125: 144 red, 135 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90877D?

The complementary color is #7D8690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90877D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90877D color

#90877D rgb(144, 135, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90877D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 52.9% green and 49% blue (144, 135, 125).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#90877D color codes

HEX	`#90877D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 135, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 52.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.82, 1.57, 6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.82, 6.77, 76.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.867, 24.738, 22.916)`
Decimal	`9471869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90877D, 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 #90877D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90877D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #90877D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90877d; }
.text { color: #90877d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90877d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 135 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90877d, #90907d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90877D?: #90877D is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90877D?: The RGB value is 144, 135, 125: 144 red, 135 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90877D?: The complementary color is #7D8690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90877D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.