What color is #908B7E?

#908B7E is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908B7E?

The RGB value is 144, 139, 126: 144 red, 139 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908B7E?

The complementary color is #7E8390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908B7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908B7E color

#908B7E rgb(144, 139, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908B7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 54.5% green and 49.4% blue (144, 139, 126).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#908B7E color codes

HEX	`#908B7E`
RGB	`rgb(144, 139, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 54.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 12%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.94, -0.51, 7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.94, 7.63, 93.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.5, 25.901, 23.443)`
Decimal	`9472894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908B7E, 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 #908B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908B7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #908B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908b7e; }
.text { color: #908b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 139 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908b7e, #8c907e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #908B7E?: #908B7E is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908B7E?: The RGB value is 144, 139, 126: 144 red, 139 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908B7E?: The complementary color is #7E8390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908B7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.