What color is #906C59?

#906C59 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #906C59?

The RGB value is 144, 108, 89: 144 red, 108 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906C59?

The complementary color is #597D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906C59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906C59 color

#906C59 rgb(144, 108, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #906C59 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 42.4% green and 34.9% blue (144, 108, 89).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 38% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Leather (#906A54), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#906C59 color codes

HEX	`#906C59`
RGB	`rgb(144, 108, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 42.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 38%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 38%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.73, 11.63, 16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.73, 19.94, 54.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.668, 17.377, 11.82)`
Decimal	`9464921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906C59, 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 #906C59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#906C59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #906C59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906c59; }
.text { color: #906c59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906c59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 108 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906c59, #908859); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #906C59?: #906C59 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #906C59?: The RGB value is 144, 108, 89: 144 red, 108 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906C59?: The complementary color is #597D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906C59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.