What color is #908B74?

#908B74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908B74?

The RGB value is 144, 139, 116: 144 red, 139 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908B74?

The complementary color is #747990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908B74?

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.

#908B74 color

#908B74 rgb(144, 139, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #908B74 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 54.5% green and 45.5% blue (144, 139, 116).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#908B74 color codes

HEX	`#908B74`
RGB	`rgb(144, 139, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 54.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.71, -2.18, 12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.71, 13.17, 99.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.886, 25.656, 20.213)`
Decimal	`9472884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908B74, 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 #908B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908B74 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 #908B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908b74; }
.text { color: #908b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 139 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908b74, #879074); }

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Questions

What color is #908B74?: #908B74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908B74?: The RGB value is 144, 139, 116: 144 red, 139 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908B74?: The complementary color is #747990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908B74?: 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.