What color is #908877?

#908877 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908877?

The RGB value is 144, 136, 119: 144 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908877?

The complementary color is #777F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908877?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908877 color

#908877 rgb(144, 136, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908877 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 53.3% green and 46.7% blue (144, 136, 119).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#908877 color codes

HEX	`#908877`
RGB	`rgb(144, 136, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 53.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.95, -0.01, 10.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.95, 10.21, 90.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.635, 24.87, 21.004)`
Decimal	`9472119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908877, 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 #908877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #908877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908877; }
.text { color: #908877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 136 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908877, #8b9077); }

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Questions

What color is #908877?: #908877 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908877?: The RGB value is 144, 136, 119: 144 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908877?: The complementary color is #777F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908877?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.