What color is #908980?

#908980 is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908980?

The RGB value is 144, 137, 128: 144 red, 137 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908980?

The complementary color is #808790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908980 color

#908980 rgb(144, 137, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908980 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 53.7% green and 50.2% blue (144, 137, 128).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#908980 color codes

HEX	`#908980`
RGB	`rgb(144, 137, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 53.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.44, 0.96, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.44, 5.84, 80.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.343, 25.379, 24.034)`
Decimal	`9472384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908980, 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 #908980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #908980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908980; }
.text { color: #908980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 137 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908980, #8f9080); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #908980?: #908980 is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908980?: The RGB value is 144, 137, 128: 144 red, 137 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908980?: The complementary color is #808790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.