What color is #908E7C?

#908E7C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908E7C?

The RGB value is 144, 142, 124: 144 red, 142 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908E7C?

The complementary color is #7C7E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908E7C?

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.

#908E7C color

#908E7C rgb(144, 142, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908E7C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 55.7% green and 48.6% blue (144, 142, 124).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#908E7C color codes

HEX	`#908E7C`
RGB	`rgb(144, 142, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 55.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 14%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.72, -2.53, 9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.72, 10.19, 104.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.812, 26.731, 22.917)`
Decimal	`9473660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908E7C, 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 #908E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908E7C 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 #908E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908e7c; }
.text { color: #908e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 142 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908e7c, #88907c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #908E7C?: #908E7C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908E7C?: The RGB value is 144, 142, 124: 144 red, 142 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908E7C?: The complementary color is #7C7E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908E7C?: 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.