What color is #906270?

#906270 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #906270?

The RGB value is 144, 98, 112: 144 red, 98 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906270?

The complementary color is #629082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906270?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906270 color

#906270 rgb(144, 98, 112)

Shades of pink

The hex color #906270 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 38.4% green and 43.9% blue (144, 98, 112).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 22% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#906270 color codes

HEX	`#906270`
RGB	`rgb(144, 98, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 38.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 22%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.76, 20.79, -0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.76, 20.79, 359.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.794, 15.836, 17.393)`
Decimal	`9462384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906270, 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 #906270	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#906270 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #906270 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906270; }
.text { color: #906270; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906270; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 98 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906270, #906b62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #906270?: #906270 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #906270?: The RGB value is 144, 98, 112: 144 red, 98 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906270?: The complementary color is #629082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906270?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.