What color is #908996?

#908996 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908996?

The RGB value is 144, 137, 150: 144 red, 137 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908996?

The complementary color is #8F9689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908996 color

#908996 rgb(144, 137, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908996 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 53.7% green and 58.8% blue (144, 137, 150).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#908996 color codes

HEX	`#908996`
RGB	`rgb(144, 137, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 53.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.06, 5.15, -5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.06, 7.89, 310.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.951, 26.023, 32.504)`
Decimal	`9472406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908996, 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 #908996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #908996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908996; }
.text { color: #908996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 137 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908996, #968996); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #908996?: #908996 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908996?: The RGB value is 144, 137, 150: 144 red, 137 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908996?: The complementary color is #8F9689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.