What color is #90998E?

#90998E is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90998E?

The RGB value is 144, 153, 142: 144 red, 153 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90998E?

The complementary color is #978E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90998E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90998E color

#90998E rgb(144, 153, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90998E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 60% green and 55.7% blue (144, 153, 142).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#90998E color codes

HEX	`#90998E`
RGB	`rgb(144, 153, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 60%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.22, -5.37, 4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.22, 7.12, 139.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.774, 30.665, 30.042)`
Decimal	`9476494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90998E, 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 #90998E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90998E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #90998E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90998e; }
.text { color: #90998e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90998e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 153 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90998e, #8e9992); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #90998E?: #90998E is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90998E?: The RGB value is 144, 153, 142: 144 red, 153 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90998E?: The complementary color is #978E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90998E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.