What color is #905252?

#905252 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 #905252?

The RGB value is 144, 82, 82: 144 red, 82 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #905252?

The complementary color is #529090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #905252?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#905252 color

#905252 rgb(144, 82, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #905252 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 32.2% green and 32.2% blue (144, 82, 82).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 43% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#905252 color codes

HEX	`#905252`
RGB	`rgb(144, 82, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 32.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 43%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 43%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.11, 25.83, 11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.11, 28.19, 23.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.043, 12.574, 9.563)`
Decimal	`9458258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #905252, 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 #905252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#905252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #905252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #905252; }
.text { color: #905252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #905252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 82 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #905252, #907152); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #905252?: #905252 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 #905252?: The RGB value is 144, 82, 82: 144 red, 82 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #905252?: The complementary color is #529090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #905252?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.