What color is #909D89?

#909D89 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909D89?

The RGB value is 144, 157, 137: 144 red, 157 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909D89?

The complementary color is #96899D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909D89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909D89 color

#909D89 rgb(144, 157, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909D89 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 61.6% green and 53.7% blue (144, 157, 137).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#909D89 color codes

HEX	`#909D89`
RGB	`rgb(144, 157, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 61.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.22, -8.47, 8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.22, 12.29, 133.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.073, 31.849, 28.331)`
Decimal	`9477513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909D89, 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 #909D89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909D89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #909D89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909d89; }
.text { color: #909d89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909d89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 157 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909d89, #899d8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #909D89?: #909D89 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909D89?: The RGB value is 144, 157, 137: 144 red, 157 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909D89?: The complementary color is #96899D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909D89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.