What color is #905F66?

#905F66 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #905F66?

The RGB value is 144, 95, 102: 144 red, 95 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #905F66?

The complementary color is #5F9089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #905F66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#905F66 color

#905F66 rgb(144, 95, 102)

Shades of red

The hex color #905F66 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 37.3% green and 40% blue (144, 95, 102).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 29% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#905F66 color codes

HEX	`#905F66`
RGB	`rgb(144, 95, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 37.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 29%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.74, 20.99, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.74, 21.41, 11.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.993, 15.074, 14.53)`
Decimal	`9461606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #905F66, 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 #905F66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#905F66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #905F66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #905f66; }
.text { color: #905f66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #905f66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 95 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #905f66, #90715f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #905F66?: #905F66 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #905F66?: The RGB value is 144, 95, 102: 144 red, 95 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #905F66?: The complementary color is #5F9089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #905F66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.