What color is #90897A?

#90897A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90897A?

The RGB value is 144, 137, 122: 144 red, 137 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90897A?

The complementary color is #7A8190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90897A?

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.

#90897A color

#90897A rgb(144, 137, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90897A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 53.7% green and 47.8% blue (144, 137, 122).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#90897A color codes

HEX	`#90897A`
RGB	`rgb(144, 137, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 53.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.3, -0.07, 8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.3, 8.98, 90.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.96, 25.226, 22.016)`
Decimal	`9472378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90897A, 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 #90897A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90897A 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 #90897A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90897a; }
.text { color: #90897a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90897a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 137 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90897a, #8c907a); }

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Questions

What color is #90897A?: #90897A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90897A?: The RGB value is 144, 137, 122: 144 red, 137 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90897A?: The complementary color is #7A8190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90897A?: 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.