What color is #907038?

#907038 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Aged Antics. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #907038?

The RGB value is 144, 112, 56: 144 red, 112 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #907038?

The complementary color is #385890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #907038?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#907038 color

#907038 rgb(144, 112, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #907038 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 43.9% green and 22% blue (144, 112, 56).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 44% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 61% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aged Antics (#886B2E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#907038 color codes

HEX	`#907038`
RGB	`rgb(144, 112, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 43.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 44%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 61%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 61%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.26, 5.9, 35.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.26, 35.94, 80.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.011, 17.804, 6.229)`
Decimal	`9465912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #907038, 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 #907038	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#907038 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #907038 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #907038; }
.text { color: #907038; }
.border { border: 2px solid #907038; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 112 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #907038, #849038); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #907038?: #907038 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Aged Antics. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #907038?: The RGB value is 144, 112, 56: 144 red, 112 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #907038?: The complementary color is #385890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #907038?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.