What color is #903858?

#903858 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #903858?

The RGB value is 144, 56, 88: 144 red, 56 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #903858?

The complementary color is #389070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #903858?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#903858 color

#903858 rgb(144, 56, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #903858 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 22% green and 34.5% blue (144, 56, 88).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 44% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 39% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Raspberry Romantic (#972B51), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#903858 color codes

HEX	`#903858`
RGB	`rgb(144, 56, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 22%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 44%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 61%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 39%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.86, 40.4, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.86, 40.4, 0.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.678, 9.464, 10.284)`
Decimal	`9451608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #903858, 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 #903858	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#903858 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #903858 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #903858; }
.text { color: #903858; }
.border { border: 2px solid #903858; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 56 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #903858, #904438); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #903858?: #903858 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #903858?: The RGB value is 144, 56, 88: 144 red, 56 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #903858?: The complementary color is #389070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #903858?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.