What color is #905D55?

#905D55 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #905D55?

The RGB value is 144, 93, 85: 144 red, 93 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #905D55?

The complementary color is #558890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #905D55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#905D55 color

#905D55 rgb(144, 93, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #905D55 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 36.5% green and 33.3% blue (144, 93, 85).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 26% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 41% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#905D55 color codes

HEX	`#905D55`
RGB	`rgb(144, 93, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 36.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 26%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 41%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 41%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.82, 19.86, 13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.82, 23.86, 33.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.056, 14.415, 10.477)`
Decimal	`9461077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #905D55, 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 #905D55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#905D55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #905D55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #905d55; }
.text { color: #905d55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #905d55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 93 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #905d55, #907a55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #905D55?: #905D55 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #905D55?: The RGB value is 144, 93, 85: 144 red, 93 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #905D55?: The complementary color is #558890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #905D55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.