What color is #90959E?

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

What is the RGB value of #90959E?

The RGB value is 144, 149, 158: 144 red, 149 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90959E?

The complementary color is #9E9990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90959E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90959E color

#90959E rgb(144, 149, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90959E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 58.4% green and 62% blue (144, 149, 158).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 7% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#90959E color codes

HEX	`#90959E`
RGB	`rgb(144, 149, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 58.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 7%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.56, 0.03, -5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.56, 5.35, 270.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.419, 29.893, 36.614)`
Decimal	`9475486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90959E, 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 #90959E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90959E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #90959E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90959e; }
.text { color: #90959e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90959e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 149 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90959e, #92909e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90959E?: #90959E is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90959E?: The RGB value is 144, 149, 158: 144 red, 149 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90959E?: The complementary color is #9E9990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90959E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.