What color is #908878?

#908878 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908878?

The RGB value is 144, 136, 120: 144 red, 136 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908878?

The complementary color is #788090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908878?

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.

#908878 color

#908878 rgb(144, 136, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908878 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 53.3% green and 47.1% blue (144, 136, 120).

Its hue angle is 40°, 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 Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#908878 color codes

HEX	`#908878`
RGB	`rgb(144, 136, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 53.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.97, 0.15, 9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.97, 9.67, 89.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.696, 24.894, 21.322)`
Decimal	`9472120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908878, 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 #908878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908878 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 #908878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908878; }
.text { color: #908878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 136 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908878, #8c9078); }

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Questions

What color is #908878?: #908878 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908878?: The RGB value is 144, 136, 120: 144 red, 136 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908878?: The complementary color is #788090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908878?: 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.