What color is #909983?

#909983 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909983?

The RGB value is 144, 153, 131: 144 red, 153 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909983?

The complementary color is #8C8399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909983?

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.

#909983 color

#909983 rgb(144, 153, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909983 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 60% green and 51.4% blue (144, 153, 131).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#909983 color codes

HEX	`#909983`
RGB	`rgb(144, 153, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 60%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.96, -7.38, 10.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.96, 12.81, 125.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.989, 30.35, 25.905)`
Decimal	`9476483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909983, 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 #909983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909983 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 #909983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909983; }
.text { color: #909983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 153 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909983, #859983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #909983?: #909983 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909983?: The RGB value is 144, 153, 131: 144 red, 153 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909983?: The complementary color is #8C8399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909983?: 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.