What color is #904226?

#904226 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Covered. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #904226?

The RGB value is 144, 66, 38: 144 red, 66 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #904226?

The complementary color is #267490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #904226?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#904226 color

#904226 rgb(144, 66, 38)

Shades of brown

The hex color #904226 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 25.9% green and 14.9% blue (144, 66, 38).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 58% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 74% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Covered (#8B4121), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#904226 color codes

HEX	`#904226`
RGB	`rgb(144, 66, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 25.9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 58%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 74%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 74%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.78, 30.97, 32.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.78, 44.62, 46.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.801, 9.967, 3.03)`
Decimal	`9454118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #904226, 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 #904226	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#904226 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #904226 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #904226; }
.text { color: #904226; }
.border { border: 2px solid #904226; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 66 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #904226, #907726); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #904226?: #904226 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Covered. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #904226?: The RGB value is 144, 66, 38: 144 red, 66 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #904226?: The complementary color is #267490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #904226?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.