What color is #909583?

#909583 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 #909583?

The RGB value is 144, 149, 131: 144 red, 149 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909583?

The complementary color is #888395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909583?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909583 color

#909583 rgb(144, 149, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909583 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 58.4% green and 51.4% blue (144, 149, 131).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#909583 color codes

HEX	`#909583`
RGB	`rgb(144, 149, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 58.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.84, -5.19, 8.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.84, 10.3, 120.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.345, 29.063, 25.69)`
Decimal	`9475459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909583, 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 #909583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #909583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909583; }
.text { color: #909583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 149 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909583, #879583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #909583?: #909583 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 #909583?: The RGB value is 144, 149, 131: 144 red, 149 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909583?: The complementary color is #888395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909583?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.