What color is #906D49?

#906D49 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Barrel Aged. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #906D49?

The RGB value is 144, 109, 73: 144 red, 109 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906D49?

The complementary color is #496C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906D49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906D49 color

#906D49 rgb(144, 109, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #906D49 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 42.7% green and 28.6% blue (144, 109, 73).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 33% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 49% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Barrel Aged (#8B6945), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#906D49 color codes

HEX	`#906D49`
RGB	`rgb(144, 109, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 42.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 33%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 49%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 49%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.7, 9.19, 25.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.7, 27.03, 70.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.174, 17.349, 8.693)`
Decimal	`9465161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906D49, 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 #906D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#906D49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #906D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906d49; }
.text { color: #906d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 109 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906d49, #909049); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #906D49?: #906D49 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Barrel Aged. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #906D49?: The RGB value is 144, 109, 73: 144 red, 109 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906D49?: The complementary color is #496C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906D49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.