What color is #908F8D?

#908F8D is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908F8D?

The RGB value is 144, 143, 141: 144 red, 143 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908F8D?

The complementary color is #8D8E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908F8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908F8D color

#908F8D rgb(144, 143, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #908F8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 56.1% green and 55.3% blue (144, 143, 141).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 1% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Pedigrey (#8F8E8C), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#908F8D color codes

HEX	`#908F8D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 143, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 56.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 1%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 2%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.43, -0.02, 1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.43, 1.19, 90.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.131, 27.497, 29.125)`
Decimal	`9473933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908F8D, 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 #908F8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908F8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #908F8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908f8d; }
.text { color: #908f8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908f8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 143 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908f8d, #90908d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #908F8D?: #908F8D is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908F8D?: The RGB value is 144, 143, 141: 144 red, 143 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908F8D?: The complementary color is #8D8E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908F8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.