What color is #90716A?

#90716A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90716A?

The RGB value is 144, 113, 106: 144 red, 113 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90716A?

The complementary color is #6A8990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90716A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90716A color

#90716A rgb(144, 113, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #90716A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 44.3% green and 41.6% blue (144, 113, 106).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 26% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#90716A color codes

HEX	`#90716A`
RGB	`rgb(144, 113, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 44.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 26%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.43, 11.1, 8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.43, 14.01, 37.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.009, 18.781, 16.204)`
Decimal	`9466218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90716A, 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 #90716A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90716A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #90716A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90716a; }
.text { color: #90716a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90716a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 113 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90716a, #90846a); }

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Questions

What color is #90716A?: #90716A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90716A?: The RGB value is 144, 113, 106: 144 red, 113 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90716A?: The complementary color is #6A8990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90716A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.