What color is #909488?

#909488 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909488?

The RGB value is 144, 148, 136: 144 red, 148 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909488?

The complementary color is #8C8894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909488?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909488 color

#909488 rgb(144, 148, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909488 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 58% green and 53.3% blue (144, 148, 136).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#909488 color codes

HEX	`#909488`
RGB	`rgb(144, 148, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 58%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.68, -3.74, 5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.68, 6.93, 122.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.535, 28.887, 27.466)`
Decimal	`9475208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909488, 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 #909488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #909488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909488; }
.text { color: #909488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 148 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909488, #8a9488); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #909488?: #909488 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909488?: The RGB value is 144, 148, 136: 144 red, 148 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909488?: The complementary color is #8C8894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909488?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.