What color is #909798?

#909798 is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909798?

The RGB value is 144, 151, 152: 144 red, 151 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909798?

The complementary color is #989190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909798?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909798 color

#909798 rgb(144, 151, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909798 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 59.2% green and 59.6% blue (144, 151, 152).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 4% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Steely Gray (#90979B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#909798 color codes

HEX	`#909798`
RGB	`rgb(144, 151, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 59.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 4%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.94, -2.32, -1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.94, 2.71, 211.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.235, 30.329, 34.066)`
Decimal	`9475992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909798, 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 #909798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	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 #909798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909798; }
.text { color: #909798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 151 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909798, #909398); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #909798?: #909798 is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909798?: The RGB value is 144, 151, 152: 144 red, 151 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909798?: The complementary color is #989190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909798?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.