What color is #909097?

#909097 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909097?

The RGB value is 144, 144, 151: 144 red, 144 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909097?

The complementary color is #979790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909097?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909097 color

#909097 rgb(144, 144, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909097 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 56.5% green and 59.2% blue (144, 144, 151).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Tin Moon (#8C8D91), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#909097 color codes

HEX	`#909097`
RGB	`rgb(144, 144, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 56.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.99, 1.39, -3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.99, 3.95, 290.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.06, 28.11, 33.272)`
Decimal	`9474199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909097, 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 #909097	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909097 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #909097 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909097; }
.text { color: #909097; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909097; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 144 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909097, #939097); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #909097?: #909097 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909097?: The RGB value is 144, 144, 151: 144 red, 144 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909097?: The complementary color is #979790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909097?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.