What color is #90305D?

#90305D is a dark, moderate rose known as Pink Horror. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pink Horror?

The RGB value is 144, 48, 93: 144 red, 48 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pink Horror?

The complementary color is #309063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90305D?

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

Pink Horror color: hex code #90305D

#90305D rgb(144, 48, 93)

Shades of red

Pink Horror has the hex code #90305D. It is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 18.8% green and 36.5% blue (144, 48, 93).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 50% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 35% yellow and 44% black.

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

Pink Horror (#90305D) color codes

HEX	`#90305D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 48, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 18.8%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 50%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 67%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 35%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.66, 44.69, -4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.66, 44.95, 353.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.535, 8.835, 11.294)`
Decimal	`9449565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pink Horror, 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 #90305D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#90305D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #90305D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90305d; }
.text { color: #90305d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90305d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 48 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90305d, #903330); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

See #90305D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #90305D?: #90305D is a dark, moderate rose known as Pink Horror. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pink Horror?: The RGB value is 144, 48, 93: 144 red, 48 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pink Horror?: The complementary color is #309063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90305D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.