What color is #90878F?

#90878F is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90878F?

The RGB value is 144, 135, 143: 144 red, 135 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90878F?

The complementary color is #879088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90878F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90878F color

#90878F rgb(144, 135, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90878F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 52.9% green and 56.1% blue (144, 135, 143).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#90878F color codes

HEX	`#90878F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 135, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 52.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 6%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.31, 4.9, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.31, 5.77, 327.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.123, 25.241, 29.53)`
Decimal	`9471887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90878F, 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 #90878F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90878F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #90878F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90878f; }
.text { color: #90878f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90878f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 135 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90878f, #90878b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #90878F?: #90878F is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90878F?: The RGB value is 144, 135, 143: 144 red, 135 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90878F?: The complementary color is #879088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90878F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.