What color is #905F70?

#905F70 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 #905F70?

The RGB value is 144, 95, 112: 144 red, 95 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #905F70?

The complementary color is #5F907F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #905F70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#905F70 color

#905F70 rgb(144, 95, 112)

Shades of pink

The hex color #905F70 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 37.3% green and 43.9% blue (144, 95, 112).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 22% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#905F70 color codes

HEX	`#905F70`
RGB	`rgb(144, 95, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 37.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 22%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.02, 22.53, -1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.02, 22.57, 356.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.519, 15.285, 17.301)`
Decimal	`9461616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #905F70, 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 #905F70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#905F70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #905F70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #905f70; }
.text { color: #905f70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #905f70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 95 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #905f70, #90675f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #905F70?: #905F70 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 #905F70?: The RGB value is 144, 95, 112: 144 red, 95 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #905F70?: The complementary color is #5F907F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #905F70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.