What color is #908D78?

#908D78 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908D78?

The RGB value is 144, 141, 120: 144 red, 141 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908D78?

The complementary color is #787B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908D78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908D78 color

#908D78 rgb(144, 141, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908D78 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 55.3% green and 47.1% blue (144, 141, 120).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#908D78 color codes

HEX	`#908D78`
RGB	`rgb(144, 141, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 55.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 17%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.35, -2.64, 11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.35, 11.92, 102.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.416, 26.335, 21.563)`
Decimal	`9473400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908D78, 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 #908D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #908D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908d78; }
.text { color: #908d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 141 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908d78, #879078); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #908D78?: #908D78 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908D78?: The RGB value is 144, 141, 120: 144 red, 141 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908D78?: The complementary color is #787B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908D78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.