What color is #905F5D?

#905F5D 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 #905F5D?

The RGB value is 144, 95, 93: 144 red, 95 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #905F5D?

The complementary color is #5D8E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #905F5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#905F5D color

#905F5D rgb(144, 95, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #905F5D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 37.3% green and 36.5% blue (144, 95, 93).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% 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 5.28:1).

#905F5D color codes

HEX	`#905F5D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 95, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 37.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 35%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.5, 19.72, 9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.5, 21.83, 25.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.57, 14.905, 12.305)`
Decimal	`9461597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #905F5D, 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 #905F5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#905F5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #905F5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #905f5d; }
.text { color: #905f5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #905f5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 95 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #905f5d, #90795d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #905F5D?: #905F5D 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 #905F5D?: The RGB value is 144, 95, 93: 144 red, 95 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #905F5D?: The complementary color is #5D8E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #905F5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.