What color is #906860?

#906860 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #906860?

The RGB value is 144, 104, 96: 144 red, 104 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906860?

The complementary color is #608890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906860?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906860 color

#906860 rgb(144, 104, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #906860 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 40.8% green and 37.6% blue (144, 104, 96).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 33% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#906860 color codes

HEX	`#906860`
RGB	`rgb(144, 104, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 40.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 33%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 33%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.85, 14.89, 10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.85, 18.42, 36.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.564, 16.676, 13.305)`
Decimal	`9463904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906860, 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 #906860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#906860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #906860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906860; }
.text { color: #906860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 104 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906860, #908060); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #906860?: #906860 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #906860?: The RGB value is 144, 104, 96: 144 red, 104 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906860?: The complementary color is #608890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906860?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.