What color is #904C55?

#904C55 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #904C55?

The RGB value is 144, 76, 85: 144 red, 76 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #904C55?

The complementary color is #4C9087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #904C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#904C55 color

#904C55 rgb(144, 76, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #904C55 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 29.8% green and 33.3% blue (144, 76, 85).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 31% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 41% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#904C55 color codes

HEX	`#904C55`
RGB	`rgb(144, 76, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 29.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 31%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 47%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 41%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.82, 29.56, 7.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.82, 30.53, 14.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.727, 11.756, 10.033)`
Decimal	`9456725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #904C55, 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 #904C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#904C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #904C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #904c55; }
.text { color: #904c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #904c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 76 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #904c55, #90654c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #904C55?: #904C55 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #904C55?: The RGB value is 144, 76, 85: 144 red, 76 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #904C55?: The complementary color is #4C9087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #904C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.