What color is #90897C?

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

What is the RGB value of #90897C?

The RGB value is 144, 137, 124: 144 red, 137 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90897C?

The complementary color is #7C8390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90897C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90897C color

#90897C rgb(144, 137, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90897C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 53.7% green and 48.6% blue (144, 137, 124).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#90897C color codes

HEX	`#90897C`
RGB	`rgb(144, 137, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 53.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 14%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.34, 0.27, 7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.34, 7.91, 88.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.085, 25.276, 22.675)`
Decimal	`9472380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90897C, 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 #90897C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90897C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #90897C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90897c; }
.text { color: #90897c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90897c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 137 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90897c, #8d907c); }

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Questions

What color is #90897C?: #90897C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90897C?: The RGB value is 144, 137, 124: 144 red, 137 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90897C?: The complementary color is #7C8390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90897C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.