What color is #906C82?

#906C82 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #906C82?

The RGB value is 144, 108, 130: 144 red, 108 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906C82?

The complementary color is #6C907A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906C82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906C82 color

#906C82 rgb(144, 108, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #906C82 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 42.4% green and 51% blue (144, 108, 130).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#906C82 color codes

HEX	`#906C82`
RGB	`rgb(144, 108, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 42.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.82, 18.06, -6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.82, 19.21, 340.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.893, 18.267, 23.54)`
Decimal	`9464962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906C82, 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 #906C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#906C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #906C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906c82; }
.text { color: #906c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 108 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906c82, #906c70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #906C82?: #906C82 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #906C82?: The RGB value is 144, 108, 130: 144 red, 108 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906C82?: The complementary color is #6C907A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906C82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.