What color is #90917C?

#90917C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90917C?

The RGB value is 144, 145, 124: 144 red, 145 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90917C?

The complementary color is #7D7C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90917C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90917C color

#90917C rgb(144, 145, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90917C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 56.9% green and 48.6% blue (144, 145, 124).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#90917C color codes

HEX	`#90917C`
RGB	`rgb(144, 145, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 56.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.56, -4.2, 11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.56, 11.81, 110.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.265, 27.636, 23.068)`
Decimal	`9474428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90917C, 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 #90917C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90917C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #90917C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90917c; }
.text { color: #90917c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90917c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 145 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90917c, #86917c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #90917C?: #90917C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90917C?: The RGB value is 144, 145, 124: 144 red, 145 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90917C?: The complementary color is #7D7C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90917C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.