What color is #90919A?

#90919A is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90919A?

The RGB value is 144, 145, 154: 144 red, 145 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90919A?

The complementary color is #9A9990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90919A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90919A color

#90919A rgb(144, 145, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90919A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 56.9% green and 60.4% blue (144, 145, 154).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#90919A color codes

HEX	`#90919A`
RGB	`rgb(144, 145, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 56.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 6%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.35, 1.44, -4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.35, 5.08, 286.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.459, 28.513, 34.623)`
Decimal	`9474458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90919A, 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 #90919A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90919A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #90919A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90919a; }
.text { color: #90919a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90919a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 145 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90919a, #94909a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #90919A?: #90919A is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90919A?: The RGB value is 144, 145, 154: 144 red, 145 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90919A?: The complementary color is #9A9990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90919A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.