What color is #905D07?

#905D07 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Grizzly. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #905D07?

The RGB value is 144, 93, 7: 144 red, 93 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #905D07?

The complementary color is #073A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #905D07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#905D07 color

#905D07 rgb(144, 93, 7)

Shades of brown

The hex color #905D07 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 36.5% green and 2.7% blue (144, 93, 7).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 91% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 95% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Grizzly (#885818), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#905D07 color codes

HEX	`#905D07`
RGB	`rgb(144, 93, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 36.5%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 91%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 95%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 95%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.91, 14.68, 50.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.91, 52.23, 73.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.456, 13.775, 2.046)`
Decimal	`9460999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #905D07, 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 #905D07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#905D07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #905D07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #905d07; }
.text { color: #905d07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #905d07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 93 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #905d07, #7e9007); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brown.

Questions

What color is #905D07?: #905D07 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Grizzly. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #905D07?: The RGB value is 144, 93, 7: 144 red, 93 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #905D07?: The complementary color is #073A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #905D07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.