What color is #909689?

#909689 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909689?

The RGB value is 144, 150, 137: 144 red, 150 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909689?

The complementary color is #8F8996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909689?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909689 color

#909689 rgb(144, 150, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909689 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 58.8% green and 53.7% blue (144, 150, 137).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#909689 color codes

HEX	`#909689`
RGB	`rgb(144, 150, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 58.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.26, -4.66, 6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.26, 7.68, 127.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.923, 29.548, 27.947)`
Decimal	`9475721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909689, 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 #909689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #909689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909689; }
.text { color: #909689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 150 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909689, #8a9689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #909689?: #909689 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909689?: The RGB value is 144, 150, 137: 144 red, 150 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909689?: The complementary color is #8F8996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909689?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.