What color is #909599?

#909599 is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909599?

The RGB value is 144, 149, 153: 144 red, 149 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909599?

The complementary color is #999490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909599 color

#909599 rgb(144, 149, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909599 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 58.4% green and 60% blue (144, 149, 153).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 4% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Steely Gray (#90979B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#909599 color codes

HEX	`#909599`
RGB	`rgb(144, 149, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 58.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 4%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 6%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.42, -1, -2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.42, 2.91, 249.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.998, 29.724, 34.393)`
Decimal	`9475481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909599, 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 #909599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #909599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909599; }
.text { color: #909599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 149 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909599, #909199); }

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Questions

What color is #909599?: #909599 is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909599?: The RGB value is 144, 149, 153: 144 red, 149 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909599?: The complementary color is #999490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.