What color is #90959D?

#90959D is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90959D?

The RGB value is 144, 149, 157: 144 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90959D?

The complementary color is #9D9890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90959D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90959D color

#90959D rgb(144, 149, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90959D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 58.4% green and 61.6% blue (144, 149, 157).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 6% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#90959D color codes

HEX	`#90959D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 149, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 58.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 6%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.53, -0.18, -4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.53, 4.83, 267.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.334, 29.858, 36.162)`
Decimal	`9475485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90959D, 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 #90959D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90959D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #90959D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90959d; }
.text { color: #90959d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90959d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 149 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90959d, #92909d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90959D?: #90959D is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90959D?: The RGB value is 144, 149, 157: 144 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90959D?: The complementary color is #9D9890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90959D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.