What color is #908B99?

#908B99 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908B99?

The RGB value is 144, 139, 153: 144 red, 139 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908B99?

The complementary color is #94998B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908B99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908B99 color

#908B99 rgb(144, 139, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908B99 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 54.5% green and 60% blue (144, 139, 153).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#908B99 color codes

HEX	`#908B99`
RGB	`rgb(144, 139, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 54.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 9%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.69, 4.63, -6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.69, 8.19, 304.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.483, 26.694, 33.888)`
Decimal	`9472921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908B99, 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 #908B99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908B99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #908B99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908b99; }
.text { color: #908b99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908b99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 139 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908b99, #978b99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #908B99?: #908B99 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908B99?: The RGB value is 144, 139, 153: 144 red, 139 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908B99?: The complementary color is #94998B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908B99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.