What color is #908D6D?

#908D6D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908D6D?

The RGB value is 144, 141, 109: 144 red, 141 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908D6D?

The complementary color is #6D7090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908D6D?

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.

#908D6D color

#908D6D rgb(144, 141, 109)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #908D6D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 55.3% green and 42.7% blue (144, 141, 109).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#908D6D color codes

HEX	`#908D6D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 141, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 55.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 24%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.12, -4.38, 17.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.12, 18.06, 104.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.787, 26.084, 18.247)`
Decimal	`9473389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908D6D, 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 #908D6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908D6D 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 #908D6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908d6d; }
.text { color: #908d6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908d6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 141 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908d6d, #82906d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #908D6D?: #908D6D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908D6D?: The RGB value is 144, 141, 109: 144 red, 141 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908D6D?: The complementary color is #6D7090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908D6D?: 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.