What color is #90635F?

#90635F 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 #90635F?

The RGB value is 144, 99, 95: 144 red, 99 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90635F?

The complementary color is #5F8C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90635F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90635F color

#90635F rgb(144, 99, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #90635F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 38.8% green and 37.3% blue (144, 99, 95).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 34% 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 5.08:1).

#90635F color codes

HEX	`#90635F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 99, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 38.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 34%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.55, 17.67, 9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.55, 20.11, 28.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.03, 15.68, 12.901)`
Decimal	`9462623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90635F, 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 #90635F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#90635F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #90635F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90635f; }
.text { color: #90635f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90635f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 99 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90635f, #907c5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #90635F?: #90635F 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 #90635F?: The RGB value is 144, 99, 95: 144 red, 99 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90635F?: The complementary color is #5F8C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90635F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.