What color is #908F89?

#908F89 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908F89?

The RGB value is 144, 143, 137: 144 red, 143 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908F89?

The complementary color is #898A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908F89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908F89 color

#908F89 rgb(144, 143, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908F89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 56.1% green and 53.7% blue (144, 143, 137).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#908F89 color codes

HEX	`#908F89`
RGB	`rgb(144, 143, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 56.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 5%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.32, -0.77, 3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.32, 3.41, 103.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.839, 27.38, 27.586)`
Decimal	`9473929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908F89, 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 #908F89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908F89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #908F89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908f89; }
.text { color: #908f89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908f89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 143 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908f89, #8e9089); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #908F89?: #908F89 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908F89?: The RGB value is 144, 143, 137: 144 red, 143 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908F89?: The complementary color is #898A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908F89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.