What color is #905E7F?

#905E7F 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 #905E7F?

The RGB value is 144, 94, 127: 144 red, 94 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #905E7F?

The complementary color is #5E906F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #905E7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#905E7F color

#905E7F rgb(144, 94, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #905E7F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 36.9% green and 49.8% blue (144, 94, 127).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#905E7F color codes

HEX	`#905E7F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 94, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 36.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.27, 25.66, -10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.27, 27.57, 338.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.335, 15.468, 22.042)`
Decimal	`9461375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #905E7F, 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 #905E7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#905E7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #905E7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #905e7f; }
.text { color: #905e7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #905e7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 94 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #905e7f, #905e66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #905E7F?: #905E7F 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 #905E7F?: The RGB value is 144, 94, 127: 144 red, 94 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #905E7F?: The complementary color is #5E906F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #905E7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.