What color is #905E5E?

#905E5E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #905E5E?

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

What is the complementary color of #905E5E?

The complementary color is #5E9090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #905E5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#905E5E color

#905E5E rgb(144, 94, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #905E5E is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 35% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#905E5E color codes

HEX	`#905E5E`
RGB	`rgb(144, 94, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 36.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 35%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.28, 20.44, 8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.28, 22.11, 22.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.525, 14.744, 12.51)`
Decimal	`9461342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #905E5E, 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 #905E5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#905E5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #905E5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #905e5e; }
.text { color: #905e5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #905e5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 94 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #905e5e, #90775e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #905E5E?: #905E5E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #905E5E?: The RGB value is 144, 94, 94: 144 red, 94 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #905E5E?: The complementary color is #5E9090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #905E5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.