What color is #909281?

#909281 is a gray, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909281?

The RGB value is 144, 146, 129: 144 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909281?

The complementary color is #838192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909281 color

#909281 rgb(144, 146, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909281 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 57.3% green and 50.6% blue (144, 146, 129).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#909281 color codes

HEX	`#909281`
RGB	`rgb(144, 146, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 57.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, -3.89, 8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 9.59, 113.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.742, 28.072, 24.827)`
Decimal	`9474689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909281, 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 #909281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #909281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909281; }
.text { color: #909281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 146 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909281, #889281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #909281?: #909281 is a gray, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909281?: The RGB value is 144, 146, 129: 144 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909281?: The complementary color is #838192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.