What color is #909B96?

#909B96 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 #909B96?

The RGB value is 144, 155, 150: 144 red, 155 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909B96?

The complementary color is #9B9095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909B96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909B96 color

#909B96 rgb(144, 155, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909B96 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 60.8% green and 58.8% blue (144, 155, 150).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 5% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#909B96 color codes

HEX	`#909B96`
RGB	`rgb(144, 155, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 60.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 5%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 7%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.99, -4.92, 1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.99, 5.08, 165.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.727, 31.574, 33.429)`
Decimal	`9477014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909B96, 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 #909B96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909B96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #909B96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909b96; }
.text { color: #909b96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909b96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 155 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909b96, #909b9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #909B96?: #909B96 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 #909B96?: The RGB value is 144, 155, 150: 144 red, 155 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909B96?: The complementary color is #9B9095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909B96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.