What color is #908C7A?

#908C7A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908C7A?

The RGB value is 144, 140, 122: 144 red, 140 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908C7A?

The complementary color is #7A7E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908C7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908C7A color

#908C7A rgb(144, 140, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908C7A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 54.9% green and 47.8% blue (144, 140, 122).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#908C7A color codes

HEX	`#908C7A`
RGB	`rgb(144, 140, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 54.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.12, -1.75, 10.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.12, 10.31, 99.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.392, 26.091, 22.16)`
Decimal	`9473146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908C7A, 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 #908C7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908C7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #908C7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908c7a; }
.text { color: #908c7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908c7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 140 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908c7a, #89907a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #908C7A?: #908C7A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908C7A?: The RGB value is 144, 140, 122: 144 red, 140 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908C7A?: The complementary color is #7A7E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908C7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.