What color is #909187?

#909187 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909187?

The RGB value is 144, 145, 135: 144 red, 145 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909187?

The complementary color is #888791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909187 color

#909187 rgb(144, 145, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909187 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 56.9% green and 52.9% blue (144, 145, 135).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#909187 color codes

HEX	`#909187`
RGB	`rgb(144, 145, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 56.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 7%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.82, -2.26, 5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.82, 5.65, 113.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26, 27.929, 26.938)`
Decimal	`9474439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909187, 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 #909187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #909187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909187; }
.text { color: #909187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 145 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909187, #8b9187); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #909187?: #909187 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909187?: The RGB value is 144, 145, 135: 144 red, 145 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909187?: The complementary color is #888791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.