What color is #909E8E?

#909E8E is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909E8E?

The RGB value is 144, 158, 142: 144 red, 158 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909E8E?

The complementary color is #9C8E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909E8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909E8E color

#909E8E rgb(144, 158, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909E8E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 62% green and 55.7% blue (144, 158, 142).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 8% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#909E8E color codes

HEX	`#909E8E`
RGB	`rgb(144, 158, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 62%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.62, -8.1, 6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.62, 10.49, 140.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.61, 32.336, 30.32)`
Decimal	`9477774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909E8E, 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 #909E8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909E8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #909E8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909e8e; }
.text { color: #909e8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909e8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 158 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909e8e, #8e9e94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #909E8E?: #909E8E is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909E8E?: The RGB value is 144, 158, 142: 144 red, 158 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909E8E?: The complementary color is #9C8E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909E8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.