What color is #908C81?

#908C81 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908C81?

The RGB value is 144, 140, 129: 144 red, 140 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908C81?

The complementary color is #818590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908C81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908C81 color

#908C81 rgb(144, 140, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908C81 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 54.9% green and 50.6% blue (144, 140, 129).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#908C81 color codes

HEX	`#908C81`
RGB	`rgb(144, 140, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 54.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.29, -0.55, 6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.29, 6.42, 94.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.842, 26.271, 24.527)`
Decimal	`9473153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908C81, 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 #908C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #908C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908c81; }
.text { color: #908c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 140 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908c81, #8c9081); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #908C81?: #908C81 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908C81?: The RGB value is 144, 140, 129: 144 red, 140 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908C81?: The complementary color is #818590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908C81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.