What color is #904B41?

#904B41 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 #904B41?

The RGB value is 144, 75, 65: 144 red, 75 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #904B41?

The complementary color is #418690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #904B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#904B41 color

#904B41 rgb(144, 75, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #904B41 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 29.4% green and 25.5% blue (144, 75, 65).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 38% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 55% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Explosion (#8E473B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#904B41 color codes

HEX	`#904B41`
RGB	`rgb(144, 75, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 29.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 38%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 55%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 55%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.16, 27.99, 19.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.16, 33.86, 34.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.973, 11.345, 6.401)`
Decimal	`9456449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #904B41, 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 #904B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#904B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #904B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #904b41; }
.text { color: #904b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #904b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 75 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #904b41, #907241); }

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Questions

What color is #904B41?: #904B41 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 #904B41?: The RGB value is 144, 75, 65: 144 red, 75 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #904B41?: The complementary color is #418690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #904B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.