What color is #909782?

#909782 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909782?

The RGB value is 144, 151, 130: 144 red, 151 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909782?

The complementary color is #898297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909782?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909782 color

#909782 rgb(144, 151, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909782 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 59.2% green and 51% blue (144, 151, 130).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#909782 color codes

HEX	`#909782`
RGB	`rgb(144, 151, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 59.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 14%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.37, -6.46, 10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.37, 12.09, 122.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.597, 29.674, 25.441)`
Decimal	`9475970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909782, 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 #909782	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#909782 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #909782 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909782; }
.text { color: #909782; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909782; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 151 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909782, #869782); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #909782?: #909782 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909782?: The RGB value is 144, 151, 130: 144 red, 151 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909782?: The complementary color is #898297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909782?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.