What color is #909678?

#909678 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909678?

The RGB value is 144, 150, 120: 144 red, 150 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909678?

The complementary color is #7E7896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909678?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909678 color

#909678 rgb(144, 150, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #909678 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 58.8% green and 47.1% blue (144, 150, 120).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#909678 color codes

HEX	`#909678`
RGB	`rgb(144, 150, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 58.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 20%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.87, -7.6, 15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.87, 16.93, 116.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.798, 29.098, 22.023)`
Decimal	`9475704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909678, 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 #909678	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909678 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #909678 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909678; }
.text { color: #909678; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909678; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 150 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909678, #819678); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #909678?: #909678 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909678?: The RGB value is 144, 150, 120: 144 red, 150 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909678?: The complementary color is #7E7896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909678?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.