What color is #909F97?

#909F97 is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909F97?

The RGB value is 144, 159, 151: 144 red, 159 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909F97?

The complementary color is #9F9098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909F97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909F97 color

#909F97 rgb(144, 159, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909F97 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 62.4% green and 59.2% blue (144, 159, 151).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 7% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#909F97 color codes

HEX	`#909F97`
RGB	`rgb(144, 159, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 62.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 7%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.13, -6.91, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.13, 7.3, 161.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.484, 32.96, 34.081)`
Decimal	`9478039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909F97, 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 #909F97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909F97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #909F97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909f97; }
.text { color: #909f97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909f97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 159 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909f97, #909f9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #909F97?: #909F97 is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909F97?: The RGB value is 144, 159, 151: 144 red, 159 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909F97?: The complementary color is #9F9098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909F97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.