What color is #902F50?

#902F50 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #902F50?

The RGB value is 144, 47, 80: 144 red, 47 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #902F50?

The complementary color is #2F906F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #902F50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#902F50 color

#902F50 rgb(144, 47, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #902F50 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 18.4% green and 31.4% blue (144, 47, 80).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 51% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 44% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Raspberry Romantic (#972B51), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#902F50 color codes

HEX	`#902F50`
RGB	`rgb(144, 47, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 18.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 51%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 67%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 44%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.09, 43.64, 2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.09, 43.72, 3.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.967, 8.543, 8.501)`
Decimal	`9449296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #902F50, 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 #902F50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#902F50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #902F50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #902f50; }
.text { color: #902f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #902f50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 47 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #902f50, #903e2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #902F50?: #902F50 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #902F50?: The RGB value is 144, 47, 80: 144 red, 47 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #902F50?: The complementary color is #2F906F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #902F50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.