What color is #90899A?

#90899A is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90899A?

The RGB value is 144, 137, 154: 144 red, 137 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90899A?

The complementary color is #939A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90899A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90899A color

#90899A rgb(144, 137, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90899A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 53.7% green and 60.4% blue (144, 137, 154).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#90899A color codes

HEX	`#90899A`
RGB	`rgb(144, 137, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 53.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.18, 5.98, -8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.18, 10.06, 306.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.279, 26.154, 34.229)`
Decimal	`9472410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90899A, 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 #90899A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90899A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #90899A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90899a; }
.text { color: #90899a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90899a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 137 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90899a, #99899a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #90899A?: #90899A is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90899A?: The RGB value is 144, 137, 154: 144 red, 137 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90899A?: The complementary color is #939A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90899A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.