What color is #908D88?

#908D88 is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908D88?

The RGB value is 144, 141, 136: 144 red, 141 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908D88?

The complementary color is #888B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908D88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908D88 color

#908D88 rgb(144, 141, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908D88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 55.3% green and 53.3% blue (144, 141, 136).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Pedigrey (#8F8E8C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#908D88 color codes

HEX	`#908D88`
RGB	`rgb(144, 141, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 55.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 6%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.75, 0.16, 3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.75, 3.06, 86.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.47, 26.757, 27.111)`
Decimal	`9473416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908D88, 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 #908D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #908D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908d88; }
.text { color: #908d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 141 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908d88, #8f9088); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #908D88?: #908D88 is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908D88?: The RGB value is 144, 141, 136: 144 red, 141 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908D88?: The complementary color is #888B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908D88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.