What color is #906857?

#906857 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #906857?

The RGB value is 144, 104, 87: 144 red, 104 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906857?

The complementary color is #577F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906857?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906857 color

#906857 rgb(144, 104, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #906857 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 40.8% green and 34.1% blue (144, 104, 87).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 40% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#906857 color codes

HEX	`#906857`
RGB	`rgb(144, 104, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 40.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 40%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 40%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.65, 13.7, 15.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.65, 20.99, 49.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.173, 16.519, 11.246)`
Decimal	`9463895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906857, 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 #906857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#906857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #906857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906857; }
.text { color: #906857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 104 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906857, #908557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #906857?: #906857 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #906857?: The RGB value is 144, 104, 87: 144 red, 104 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906857?: The complementary color is #577F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906857?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.