What color is #909884?

#909884 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909884?

The RGB value is 144, 152, 132: 144 red, 152 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909884?

The complementary color is #8C8498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909884?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909884 color

#909884 rgb(144, 152, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909884 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 59.6% green and 51.8% blue (144, 152, 132).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#909884 color codes

HEX	`#909884`
RGB	`rgb(144, 152, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 59.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 13%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.7, -6.65, 9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.7, 11.64, 124.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.894, 30.052, 26.209)`
Decimal	`9476228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909884, 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 #909884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	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 #909884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909884; }
.text { color: #909884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 152 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909884, #869884); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #909884?: #909884 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909884?: The RGB value is 144, 152, 132: 144 red, 152 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909884?: The complementary color is #8C8498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909884?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.