What color is #906D6D?

#906D6D 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 #906D6D?

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

What is the complementary color of #906D6D?

The complementary color is #6D9090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906D6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906D6D color

#906D6D rgb(144, 109, 109)

Shades of red

The hex color #906D6D is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 24% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 6.5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#906D6D color codes

HEX	`#906D6D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 109, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 42.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.46, 13.89, 5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.46, 14.9, 21.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.731, 17.972, 16.895)`
Decimal	`9465197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906D6D, 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 #906D6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#906D6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #906D6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906d6d; }
.text { color: #906d6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906d6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 109 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906d6d, #907f6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #906D6D?: #906D6D 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 #906D6D?: The RGB value is 144, 109, 109: 144 red, 109 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906D6D?: The complementary color is #6D9090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906D6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.