What color is #905A69?

#905A69 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #905A69?

The RGB value is 144, 90, 105: 144 red, 90 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #905A69?

The complementary color is #5A9081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #905A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#905A69 color

#905A69 rgb(144, 90, 105)

Shades of pink

The hex color #905A69 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 35.3% green and 41.2% blue (144, 90, 105).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#905A69 color codes

HEX	`#905A69`
RGB	`rgb(144, 90, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 35.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 37%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.61, 24.33, 0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.61, 24.34, 1.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.708, 14.263, 15.182)`
Decimal	`9460329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #905A69, 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 #905A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#905A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #905A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #905a69; }
.text { color: #905a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #905a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 90 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #905a69, #90665a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #905A69?: #905A69 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #905A69?: The RGB value is 144, 90, 105: 144 red, 90 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #905A69?: The complementary color is #5A9081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #905A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.