What color is #908783?

#908783 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 #908783?

The RGB value is 144, 135, 131: 144 red, 135 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908783?

The complementary color is #838C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908783?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908783 color

#908783 rgb(144, 135, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908783 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 52.9% green and 51.4% blue (144, 135, 131).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Elephants (#8E8987), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#908783 color codes

HEX	`#908783`
RGB	`rgb(144, 135, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 52.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 9%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.97, 2.63, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.97, 4.26, 51.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.262, 24.896, 24.996)`
Decimal	`9471875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908783, 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 #908783	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908783 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #908783 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908783; }
.text { color: #908783; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908783; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 135 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908783, #908e83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #908783?: #908783 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 #908783?: The RGB value is 144, 135, 131: 144 red, 135 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908783?: The complementary color is #838C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908783?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.