What color is #909898?

#909898 is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909898?

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

What is the complementary color of #909898?

The complementary color is #989090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909898 color

#909898 rgb(144, 152, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909898 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 4% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Steely Gray (#90979B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#909898 color codes

HEX	`#909898`
RGB	`rgb(144, 152, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 59.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 4%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.21, -2.87, -1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.21, 3.04, 199.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.396, 30.653, 34.12)`
Decimal	`9476248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909898, 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 #909898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #909898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909898; }
.text { color: #909898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 152 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909898, #909498); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #909898?: #909898 is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909898?: The RGB value is 144, 152, 152: 144 red, 152 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909898?: The complementary color is #989090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.