What color is #908B8F?

#908B8F is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908B8F?

The RGB value is 144, 139, 143: 144 red, 139 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908B8F?

The complementary color is #8B908C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908B8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908B8F color

#908B8F rgb(144, 139, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908B8F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 54.5% green and 56.1% blue (144, 139, 143).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 2% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#908B8F color codes

HEX	`#908B8F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 139, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 54.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 2%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 3%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.39, 2.62, -1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.39, 3.01, 330.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.691, 26.378, 29.719)`
Decimal	`9472911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908B8F, 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 #908B8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908B8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #908B8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908b8f; }
.text { color: #908b8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908b8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 139 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908b8f, #908b8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #908B8F?: #908B8F is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908B8F?: The RGB value is 144, 139, 143: 144 red, 139 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908B8F?: The complementary color is #8B908C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908B8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.