What color is #908A81?

#908A81 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908A81?

The RGB value is 144, 138, 129: 144 red, 138 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908A81?

The complementary color is #818790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908A81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908A81 color

#908A81 rgb(144, 138, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908A81 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 54.1% green and 50.6% blue (144, 138, 129).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#908A81 color codes

HEX	`#908A81`
RGB	`rgb(144, 138, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 54.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.74, 0.58, 5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.74, 5.64, 84.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.552, 25.691, 24.43)`
Decimal	`9472641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908A81, 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 #908A81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908A81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #908A81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908a81; }
.text { color: #908a81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908a81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 138 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908a81, #8f9081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #908A81?: #908A81 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908A81?: The RGB value is 144, 138, 129: 144 red, 138 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908A81?: The complementary color is #818790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908A81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.