What color is #90686B?

#90686B 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 #90686B?

The RGB value is 144, 104, 107: 144 red, 104 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90686B?

The complementary color is #68908D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90686B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90686B color

#90686B rgb(144, 104, 107)

Shades of red

The hex color #90686B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 40.8% green and 42% blue (144, 104, 107).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 26% 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 4.8:1).

#90686B color codes

HEX	`#90686B`
RGB	`rgb(144, 104, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 40.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 26%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.12, 16.5, 4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.12, 17.15, 15.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.106, 16.892, 16.161)`
Decimal	`9463915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90686B, 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 #90686B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#90686B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #90686B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90686b; }
.text { color: #90686b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90686b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 104 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90686b, #907968); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #90686B?: #90686B 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 #90686B?: The RGB value is 144, 104, 107: 144 red, 104 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90686B?: The complementary color is #68908D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90686B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.