What color is #909A82?

#909A82 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909A82?

The RGB value is 144, 154, 130: 144 red, 154 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909A82?

The complementary color is #8C829A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909A82?

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.

#909A82 color

#909A82 rgb(144, 154, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #909A82 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 60.4% green and 51% blue (144, 154, 130).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#909A82 color codes

HEX	`#909A82`
RGB	`rgb(144, 154, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 60.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.21, -8.09, 11.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.21, 13.98, 125.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.086, 30.652, 25.604)`
Decimal	`9476738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909A82, 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 #909A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909A82 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 #909A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909a82; }
.text { color: #909a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 154 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909a82, #849a82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #909A82?: #909A82 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909A82?: The RGB value is 144, 154, 130: 144 red, 154 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909A82?: The complementary color is #8C829A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909A82?: 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.