What color is #90708E?

#90708E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90708E?

The RGB value is 144, 112, 142: 144 red, 112 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90708E?

The complementary color is #709072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90708E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90708E color

#90708E rgb(144, 112, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #90708E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 43.9% green and 55.7% blue (144, 112, 142).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#90708E color codes

HEX	`#90708E`
RGB	`rgb(144, 112, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 43.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.23, 18.02, -11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.23, 21.39, 327.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.178, 19.471, 28.176)`
Decimal	`9465998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90708E, 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 #90708E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90708E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #90708E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90708e; }
.text { color: #90708e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90708e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 112 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90708e, #90707e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #90708E?: #90708E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90708E?: The RGB value is 144, 112, 142: 144 red, 112 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90708E?: The complementary color is #709072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90708E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.