What color is #908C71?

#908C71 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908C71?

The RGB value is 144, 140, 113: 144 red, 140 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908C71?

The complementary color is #717590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908C71?

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.

#908C71 color

#908C71 rgb(144, 140, 113)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #908C71 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 54.9% green and 44.3% blue (144, 140, 113).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 22% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#908C71 color codes

HEX	`#908C71`
RGB	`rgb(144, 140, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 54.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 22%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.92, -3.21, 14.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.92, 15.33, 102.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.86, 25.878, 19.358)`
Decimal	`9473137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908C71, 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 #908C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908C71 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 #908C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908c71; }
.text { color: #908c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 140 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908c71, #859071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #908C71?: #908C71 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908C71?: The RGB value is 144, 140, 113: 144 red, 140 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908C71?: The complementary color is #717590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908C71?: 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.