What color is #909399?

#909399 is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909399?

The RGB value is 144, 147, 153: 144 red, 147 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909399?

The complementary color is #999690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909399?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909399 color

#909399 rgb(144, 147, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909399 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 57.6% green and 60% blue (144, 147, 153).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 4% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#909399 color codes

HEX	`#909399`
RGB	`rgb(144, 147, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 57.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 4%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 6%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.87, 0.11, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.87, 3.54, 271.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.684, 29.096, 34.289)`
Decimal	`9474969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909399, 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 #909399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #909399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909399; }
.text { color: #909399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 147 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909399, #929099); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #909399?: #909399 is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909399?: The RGB value is 144, 147, 153: 144 red, 147 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909399?: The complementary color is #999690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909399?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.