What color is #908E8B?

#908E8B is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908E8B?

The RGB value is 144, 142, 139: 144 red, 142 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908E8B?

The complementary color is #8B8D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908E8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908E8B color

#908E8B rgb(144, 142, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908E8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 55.7% green and 54.5% blue (144, 142, 139).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 2% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Pedigrey (#8F8E8C), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#908E8B color codes

HEX	`#908E8B`
RGB	`rgb(144, 142, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 55.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 2%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 3%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.1, 0.16, 1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.1, 1.86, 84.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.834, 27.139, 28.299)`
Decimal	`9473675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908E8B, 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 #908E8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908E8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #908E8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908e8b; }
.text { color: #908e8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908e8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 142 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908e8b, #90908b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #908E8B?: #908E8B is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908E8B?: The RGB value is 144, 142, 139: 144 red, 142 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908E8B?: The complementary color is #8B8D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908E8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.