What color is #909E82?

#909E82 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909E82?

The RGB value is 144, 158, 130: 144 red, 158 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909E82?

The complementary color is #90829E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909E82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909E82 color

#909E82 rgb(144, 158, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #909E82 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 62% green and 51% blue (144, 158, 130).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 38% 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 7.4:1).

#909E82 color codes

HEX	`#909E82`
RGB	`rgb(144, 158, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 62%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 18%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.34, -10.25, 12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.34, 16.54, 128.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.757, 31.995, 25.828)`
Decimal	`9477762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909E82, 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 #909E82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909E82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #909E82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909e82; }
.text { color: #909e82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909e82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 158 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909e82, #829e82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #909E82?: #909E82 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909E82?: The RGB value is 144, 158, 130: 144 red, 158 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909E82?: The complementary color is #90829E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909E82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.