What color is #908C83?

#908C83 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908C83?

The RGB value is 144, 140, 131: 144 red, 140 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908C83?

The complementary color is #838790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908C83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908C83 color

#908C83 rgb(144, 140, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908C83 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 54.9% green and 51.4% blue (144, 140, 131).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#908C83 color codes

HEX	`#908C83`
RGB	`rgb(144, 140, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 54.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 9%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.34, -0.19, 5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.34, 5.33, 92.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.976, 26.324, 25.234)`
Decimal	`9473155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908C83, 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 #908C83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908C83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #908C83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908c83; }
.text { color: #908c83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908c83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 140 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908c83, #8d9083); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #908C83?: #908C83 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908C83?: The RGB value is 144, 140, 131: 144 red, 140 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908C83?: The complementary color is #838790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908C83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.