What color is #906E79?

#906E79 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #906E79?

The RGB value is 144, 110, 121: 144 red, 110 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #906E79?

The complementary color is #6E9085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #906E79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#906E79 color

#906E79 rgb(144, 110, 121)

Shades of pink

The hex color #906E79 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 43.1% green and 47.5% blue (144, 110, 121).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 16% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#906E79 color codes

HEX	`#906E79`
RGB	`rgb(144, 110, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 43.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 16%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.05, 15.29, -0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.05, 15.31, 356.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.529, 18.462, 20.568)`
Decimal	`9465465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #906E79, 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 #906E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#906E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #906E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #906e79; }
.text { color: #906e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #906e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 110 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #906e79, #90746e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #906E79?: #906E79 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #906E79?: The RGB value is 144, 110, 121: 144 red, 110 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #906E79?: The complementary color is #6E9085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #906E79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.