What color is #906765?

#906765 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 #906765?

The RGB value is 144, 103, 101: 144 red, 103 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906765?

The complementary color is #658E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906765?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906765 color

#906765 rgb(144, 103, 101)

Shades of red

The hex color #906765 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 40.4% green and 39.6% blue (144, 103, 101).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 30% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#906765 color codes

HEX	`#906765`
RGB	`rgb(144, 103, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 40.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 30%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.71, 16.18, 7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.71, 17.91, 25.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.701, 16.57, 14.523)`
Decimal	`9463653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906765, 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 #906765	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#906765 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #906765 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906765; }
.text { color: #906765; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906765; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 103 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906765, #907c65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #906765?: #906765 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 #906765?: The RGB value is 144, 103, 101: 144 red, 103 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906765?: The complementary color is #658E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906765?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.