What color is #90958B?

#90958B is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90958B?

The RGB value is 144, 149, 139: 144 red, 149 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90958B?

The complementary color is #908B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90958B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90958B color

#90958B rgb(144, 149, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90958B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 58.4% green and 54.5% blue (144, 149, 139).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#90958B color codes

HEX	`#90958B`
RGB	`rgb(144, 149, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 58.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.04, -3.74, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.04, 5.96, 128.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.908, 29.288, 28.657)`
Decimal	`9475467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90958B, 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 #90958B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90958B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #90958B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90958b; }
.text { color: #90958b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90958b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 149 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90958b, #8b958b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90958B?: #90958B is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90958B?: The RGB value is 144, 149, 139: 144 red, 149 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90958B?: The complementary color is #908B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90958B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.