What color is #905E73?

#905E73 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #905E73?

The RGB value is 144, 94, 115: 144 red, 94 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #905E73?

The complementary color is #5E907B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #905E73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#905E73 color

#905E73 rgb(144, 94, 115)

Shades of pink

The hex color #905E73 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 36.9% green and 45.1% blue (144, 94, 115).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#905E73 color codes

HEX	`#905E73`
RGB	`rgb(144, 94, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 36.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.87, 23.6, -3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.87, 23.84, 351.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.599, 15.174, 18.165)`
Decimal	`9461363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #905E73, 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 #905E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#905E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #905E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #905e73; }
.text { color: #905e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #905e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 94 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #905e73, #90625e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #905E73?: #905E73 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #905E73?: The RGB value is 144, 94, 115: 144 red, 94 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #905E73?: The complementary color is #5E907B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #905E73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.