What color is #90575F?

#90575F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90575F?

The RGB value is 144, 87, 95: 144 red, 87 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90575F?

The complementary color is #579088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90575F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90575F color

#90575F rgb(144, 87, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #90575F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 34.1% green and 37.3% blue (144, 87, 95).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 34% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#90575F color codes

HEX	`#90575F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 87, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 34.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 40%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 34%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.61, 24.62, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.61, 25.22, 12.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.976, 13.573, 12.55)`
Decimal	`9459551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90575F, 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 #90575F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#90575F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #90575F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90575f; }
.text { color: #90575f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90575f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 87 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90575f, #906b57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #90575F?: #90575F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90575F?: The RGB value is 144, 87, 95: 144 red, 87 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90575F?: The complementary color is #579088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90575F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.