What color is #90695F?

#90695F 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 #90695F?

The RGB value is 144, 105, 95: 144 red, 105 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90695F?

The complementary color is #5F8690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90695F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90695F color

#90695F rgb(144, 105, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #90695F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 41.2% green and 37.3% blue (144, 105, 95).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 34% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#90695F color codes

HEX	`#90695F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 105, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 41.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 34%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.08, 14.17, 11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.08, 18.41, 39.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.619, 16.86, 13.098)`
Decimal	`9464159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90695F, 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 #90695F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#90695F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #90695F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90695f; }
.text { color: #90695f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90695f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 105 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90695f, #90825f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #90695F?: #90695F 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 #90695F?: The RGB value is 144, 105, 95: 144 red, 105 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90695F?: The complementary color is #5F8690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90695F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.