What color is #905D83?

#905D83 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #905D83?

The RGB value is 144, 93, 131: 144 red, 93 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #905D83?

The complementary color is #5D906A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #905D83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#905D83 color

#905D83 rgb(144, 93, 131)

Shades of pink

The hex color #905D83 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 36.5% green and 51.4% blue (144, 93, 131).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 9% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#905D83 color codes

HEX	`#905D83`
RGB	`rgb(144, 93, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 36.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 9%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.17, 26.97, -12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.17, 29.78, 334.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.513, 15.398, 23.413)`
Decimal	`9461123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #905D83, 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 #905D83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#905D83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #905D83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #905d83; }
.text { color: #905d83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #905d83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 93 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #905d83, #905d6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #905D83?: #905D83 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #905D83?: The RGB value is 144, 93, 131: 144 red, 93 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #905D83?: The complementary color is #5D906A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #905D83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.