What color is #905F69?

#905F69 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #905F69?

The RGB value is 144, 95, 105: 144 red, 95 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #905F69?

The complementary color is #5F9086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #905F69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#905F69 color

#905F69 rgb(144, 95, 105)

Shades of red

The hex color #905F69 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 37.3% green and 41.2% blue (144, 95, 105).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#905F69 color codes

HEX	`#905F69`
RGB	`rgb(144, 95, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 37.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.82, 21.44, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.82, 21.59, 6.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.144, 15.135, 15.327)`
Decimal	`9461609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #905F69, 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 #905F69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#905F69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #905F69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #905f69; }
.text { color: #905f69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #905f69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 95 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #905f69, #906d5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #905F69?: #905F69 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #905F69?: The RGB value is 144, 95, 105: 144 red, 95 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #905F69?: The complementary color is #5F9086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #905F69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.