What color is #905E51?

#905E51 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #905E51?

The RGB value is 144, 94, 81: 144 red, 94 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #905E51?

The complementary color is #518390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #905E51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#905E51 color

#905E51 rgb(144, 94, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #905E51 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 36.9% green and 31.8% blue (144, 94, 81).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 28% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 44% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chutney (#9F5E4E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#905E51 color codes

HEX	`#905E51`
RGB	`rgb(144, 94, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 36.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 28%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 44%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 44%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.98, 18.8, 15.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.98, 24.58, 40.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.99, 14.53, 9.693)`
Decimal	`9461329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #905E51, 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 #905E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#905E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #905E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #905e51; }
.text { color: #905e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #905e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 94 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #905e51, #907e51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #905E51?: #905E51 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #905E51?: The RGB value is 144, 94, 81: 144 red, 94 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #905E51?: The complementary color is #518390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #905E51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.