What color is #906B6D?

#906B6D 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 #906B6D?

The RGB value is 144, 107, 109: 144 red, 107 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906B6D?

The complementary color is #6B908E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906B6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906B6D color

#906B6D rgb(144, 107, 109)

Shades of red

The hex color #906B6D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 42% green and 42.7% blue (144, 107, 109).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 24% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 6.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#906B6D color codes

HEX	`#906B6D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 107, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 42%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 24%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.95, 15.06, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.95, 15.76, 17.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.52, 17.55, 16.824)`
Decimal	`9464685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906B6D, 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 #906B6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#906B6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #906B6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906b6d; }
.text { color: #906b6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906b6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 107 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906b6d, #907c6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #906B6D?: #906B6D 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 #906B6D?: The RGB value is 144, 107, 109: 144 red, 107 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906B6D?: The complementary color is #6B908E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906B6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.