What color is #909691?

#909691 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909691?

The RGB value is 144, 150, 145: 144 red, 150 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909691?

The complementary color is #969095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909691?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909691 color

#909691 rgb(144, 150, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909691 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 58.8% green and 56.9% blue (144, 150, 145).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 3% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#909691 color codes

HEX	`#909691`
RGB	`rgb(144, 150, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 58.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 3%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 4%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.47, -3.15, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.47, 3.67, 149.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.518, 29.786, 31.082)`
Decimal	`9475729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909691, 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 #909691	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909691 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #909691 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909691; }
.text { color: #909691; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909691; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 150 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909691, #909694); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #909691?: #909691 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909691?: The RGB value is 144, 150, 145: 144 red, 150 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909691?: The complementary color is #969095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909691?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.