What color is #90493A?

#90493A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Explosion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90493A?

The RGB value is 144, 73, 58: 144 red, 73 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90493A?

The complementary color is #3A8190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90493A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90493A color

#90493A rgb(144, 73, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #90493A is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 28.6% green and 22.7% blue (144, 73, 58).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 43% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 60% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Explosion (#8E473B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#90493A color codes

HEX	`#90493A`
RGB	`rgb(144, 73, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 28.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 43%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 60%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 60%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.58, 28.5, 22.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.58, 36.34, 38.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.649, 11.001, 5.354)`
Decimal	`9455930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90493A, 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 #90493A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#90493A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #90493A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90493a; }
.text { color: #90493a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90493a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 73 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90493a, #90743a); }

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Questions

What color is #90493A?: #90493A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Explosion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90493A?: The RGB value is 144, 73, 58: 144 red, 73 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90493A?: The complementary color is #3A8190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90493A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.