What color is #908B79?

#908B79 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908B79?

The RGB value is 144, 139, 121: 144 red, 139 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908B79?

The complementary color is #797E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908B79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908B79 color

#908B79 rgb(144, 139, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908B79 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 54.5% green and 47.5% blue (144, 139, 121).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#908B79 color codes

HEX	`#908B79`
RGB	`rgb(144, 139, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 54.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.82, -1.36, 10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.82, 10.39, 97.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.185, 25.775, 21.787)`
Decimal	`9472889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908B79, 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 #908B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #908B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908b79; }
.text { color: #908b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 139 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908b79, #8a9079); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #908B79?: #908B79 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908B79?: The RGB value is 144, 139, 121: 144 red, 139 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908B79?: The complementary color is #797E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908B79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.