What color is #90998F?

#90998F 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 #90998F?

The RGB value is 144, 153, 143: 144 red, 153 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90998F?

The complementary color is #988F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90998F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90998F color

#90998F rgb(144, 153, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90998F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 60% green and 56.1% blue (144, 153, 143).

Its hue angle is 114°, 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 7.14:1).

#90998F color codes

HEX	`#90998F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 153, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 60%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.25, -5.18, 4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.25, 6.63, 141.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.85, 30.695, 30.439)`
Decimal	`9476495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90998F, 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 #90998F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90998F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #90998F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90998f; }
.text { color: #90998f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90998f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 153 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90998f, #8f9993); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #90998F?: #90998F 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 #90998F?: The RGB value is 144, 153, 143: 144 red, 153 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90998F?: The complementary color is #988F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90998F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.