What color is #908A7F?

#908A7F is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908A7F?

The RGB value is 144, 138, 127: 144 red, 138 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908A7F?

The complementary color is #7F8590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908A7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908A7F color

#908A7F rgb(144, 138, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908A7F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 54.1% green and 49.8% blue (144, 138, 127).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#908A7F color codes

HEX	`#908A7F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 138, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 54.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 12%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.69, 0.22, 6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.69, 6.69, 88.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.42, 25.639, 23.737)`
Decimal	`9472639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908A7F, 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 #908A7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908A7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #908A7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908a7f; }
.text { color: #908a7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908a7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 138 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908a7f, #8e907f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #908A7F?: #908A7F is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908A7F?: The RGB value is 144, 138, 127: 144 red, 138 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908A7F?: The complementary color is #7F8590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908A7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.