What color is #909287?

#909287 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909287?

The RGB value is 144, 146, 135: 144 red, 146 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909287?

The complementary color is #898792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909287?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909287 color

#909287 rgb(144, 146, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909287 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 57.3% green and 52.9% blue (144, 146, 135).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#909287 color codes

HEX	`#909287`
RGB	`rgb(144, 146, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 57.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 8%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.1, -2.81, 5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.1, 6.25, 116.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.153, 28.236, 26.989)`
Decimal	`9474695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909287, 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 #909287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #909287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909287; }
.text { color: #909287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 146 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909287, #8b9287); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #909287?: #909287 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909287?: The RGB value is 144, 146, 135: 144 red, 146 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909287?: The complementary color is #898792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909287?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.