What color is #902C6B?

#902C6B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Romantic Vampire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #902C6B?

The RGB value is 144, 44, 107: 144 red, 44 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #902C6B?

The complementary color is #2C9051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #902C6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#902C6B color

#902C6B rgb(144, 44, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #902C6B is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 17.3% green and 42% blue (144, 44, 107).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 53% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 26% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Romantic Vampire (#991166), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#902C6B color codes

HEX	`#902C6B`
RGB	`rgb(144, 44, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 17.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 53%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 69%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 26%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.58, 48.2, -13.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.58, 50.17, 343.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.057, 8.794, 14.811)`
Decimal	`9448555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #902C6B, 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 #902C6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#902C6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #902C6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #902c6b; }
.text { color: #902c6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #902c6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 44 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #902c6b, #902c39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #902C6B?: #902C6B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Romantic Vampire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #902C6B?: The RGB value is 144, 44, 107: 144 red, 44 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #902C6B?: The complementary color is #2C9051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #902C6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.