What color is #90977E?

#90977E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90977E?

The RGB value is 144, 151, 126: 144 red, 151 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90977E?

The complementary color is #857E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90977E?

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.

#90977E color

#90977E rgb(144, 151, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #90977E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 59.2% green and 49.4% blue (144, 151, 126).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#90977E color codes

HEX	`#90977E`
RGB	`rgb(144, 151, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 59.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 17%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.28, -7.15, 12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.28, 14.26, 120.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.334, 29.569, 24.055)`
Decimal	`9475966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90977E, 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 #90977E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90977E 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 #90977E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90977e; }
.text { color: #90977e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90977e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 151 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90977e, #84977e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #90977E?: #90977E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90977E?: The RGB value is 144, 151, 126: 144 red, 151 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90977E?: The complementary color is #857E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90977E?: 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.