What color is #905A5D?

#905A5D 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 #905A5D?

The RGB value is 144, 90, 93: 144 red, 90 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #905A5D?

The complementary color is #5A908D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #905A5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#905A5D color

#905A5D rgb(144, 90, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #905A5D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 35.3% green and 36.5% blue (144, 90, 93).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 35% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 6.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#905A5D color codes

HEX	`#905A5D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 90, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 35.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 37%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 35%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.28, 22.62, 7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.28, 23.87, 18.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.134, 14.033, 12.16)`
Decimal	`9460317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #905A5D, 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 #905A5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#905A5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #905A5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #905a5d; }
.text { color: #905a5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #905a5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 90 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #905a5d, #90725a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #905A5D?: #905A5D 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 #905A5D?: The RGB value is 144, 90, 93: 144 red, 90 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #905A5D?: The complementary color is #5A908D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #905A5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.