What color is #90989E?

#90989E is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90989E?

The RGB value is 144, 152, 158: 144 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90989E?

The complementary color is #9E9690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90989E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90989E color

#90989E rgb(144, 152, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90989E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 59.6% green and 62% blue (144, 152, 158).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 7% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Steely Gray (#90979B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#90989E color codes

HEX	`#90989E`
RGB	`rgb(144, 152, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 59.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 7%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.38, -1.64, -4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.38, 4.45, 248.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.9, 30.854, 36.774)`
Decimal	`9476254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90989E, 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 #90989E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90989E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #90989E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90989e; }
.text { color: #90989e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90989e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 152 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90989e, #90919e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90989E?: #90989E is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90989E?: The RGB value is 144, 152, 158: 144 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90989E?: The complementary color is #9E9690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90989E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.