What color is #908B87?

#908B87 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908B87?

The RGB value is 144, 139, 135: 144 red, 139 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908B87?

The complementary color is #878C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908B87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908B87 color

#908B87 rgb(144, 139, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908B87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 54.5% green and 52.9% blue (144, 139, 135).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Elephants (#8E8987), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#908B87 color codes

HEX	`#908B87`
RGB	`rgb(144, 139, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 54.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 6%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.17, 1.1, 2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.17, 3, 68.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.107, 26.144, 26.641)`
Decimal	`9472903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908B87, 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 #908B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #908B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908b87; }
.text { color: #908b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 139 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908b87, #909087); }

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Questions

What color is #908B87?: #908B87 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908B87?: The RGB value is 144, 139, 135: 144 red, 139 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908B87?: The complementary color is #878C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908B87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.