What color is #906C83?

#906C83 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 #906C83?

The RGB value is 144, 108, 131: 144 red, 108 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906C83?

The complementary color is #6C9079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906C83?

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

#906C83 color

#906C83 rgb(144, 108, 131)

Shades of pink

The hex color #906C83 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 42.4% green and 51.4% blue (144, 108, 131).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 9% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#906C83 color codes

HEX	`#906C83`
RGB	`rgb(144, 108, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 42.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 9%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.85, 18.24, -7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.85, 19.58, 338.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.961, 18.294, 23.895)`
Decimal	`9464963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906C83, 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 #906C83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#906C83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #906C83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906c83; }
.text { color: #906c83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906c83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 108 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906c83, #906c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #906C83?: #906C83 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 #906C83?: The RGB value is 144, 108, 131: 144 red, 108 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906C83?: The complementary color is #6C9079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906C83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.