What color is #906373?

#906373 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #906373?

The RGB value is 144, 99, 115: 144 red, 99 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906373?

The complementary color is #639080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906373?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906373 color

#906373 rgb(144, 99, 115)

Shades of pink

The hex color #906373 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 38.8% green and 45.1% blue (144, 99, 115).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 19% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#906373 color codes

HEX	`#906373`
RGB	`rgb(144, 99, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 38.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 19%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 31%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, 20.69, -1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 20.76, 355.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.058, 16.092, 18.319)`
Decimal	`9462643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906373, 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 #906373	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#906373 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #906373 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906373; }
.text { color: #906373; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906373; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 99 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906373, #906a63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #906373?: #906373 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #906373?: The RGB value is 144, 99, 115: 144 red, 99 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906373?: The complementary color is #639080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906373?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.