What color is #906E60?

#906E60 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #906E60?

The RGB value is 144, 110, 96: 144 red, 110 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906E60?

The complementary color is #608290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906E60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906E60 color

#906E60 rgb(144, 110, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #906E60 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 43.1% green and 37.6% blue (144, 110, 96).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 33% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#906E60 color codes

HEX	`#906E60`
RGB	`rgb(144, 110, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 43.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 33%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 33%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.41, 11.39, 13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.41, 17.29, 48.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.189, 17.927, 13.514)`
Decimal	`9465440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906E60, 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 #906E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#906E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #906E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906e60; }
.text { color: #906e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 110 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906e60, #908660); }

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Questions

What color is #906E60?: #906E60 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #906E60?: The RGB value is 144, 110, 96: 144 red, 110 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906E60?: The complementary color is #608290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906E60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.