What color is #906A69?

#906A69 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 #906A69?

The RGB value is 144, 106, 105: 144 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906A69?

The complementary color is #698F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906A69 color

#906A69 rgb(144, 106, 105)

Shades of red

The hex color #906A69 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 41.6% green and 41.2% blue (144, 106, 105).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#906A69 color codes

HEX	`#906A69`
RGB	`rgb(144, 106, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 41.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.58, 15.03, 6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.58, 16.38, 23.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.206, 17.258, 15.681)`
Decimal	`9464425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906A69, 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 #906A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#906A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #906A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906a69; }
.text { color: #906a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 106 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906a69, #907e69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #906A69?: #906A69 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 #906A69?: The RGB value is 144, 106, 105: 144 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906A69?: The complementary color is #698F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.