What color is #909A8D?

#909A8D is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909A8D?

The RGB value is 144, 154, 141: 144 red, 154 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909A8D?

The complementary color is #978D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909A8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909A8D color

#909A8D rgb(144, 154, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909A8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 60.4% green and 55.3% blue (144, 154, 141).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#909A8D color codes

HEX	`#909A8D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 154, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 60.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.48, -6.11, 5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.48, 8.28, 137.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.864, 30.963, 29.703)`
Decimal	`9476749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909A8D, 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 #909A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #909A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909a8d; }
.text { color: #909a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 154 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909a8d, #8d9a91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #909A8D?: #909A8D is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909A8D?: The RGB value is 144, 154, 141: 144 red, 154 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909A8D?: The complementary color is #978D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909A8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.