What color is #909298?

#909298 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909298?

The RGB value is 144, 146, 152: 144 red, 146 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909298?

The complementary color is #989690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909298?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909298 color

#909298 rgb(144, 146, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909298 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 57.3% green and 59.6% blue (144, 146, 152).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 4% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Tin Moon (#8C8D91), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#909298 color codes

HEX	`#909298`
RGB	`rgb(144, 146, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 57.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 4%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.56, 0.47, -3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.56, 3.45, 277.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.447, 28.754, 33.804)`
Decimal	`9474712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909298, 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 #909298	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909298 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #909298 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909298; }
.text { color: #909298; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909298; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 146 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909298, #929098); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #909298?: #909298 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909298?: The RGB value is 144, 146, 152: 144 red, 146 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909298?: The complementary color is #989690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909298?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.