What color is #907179?

#907179 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #907179?

The RGB value is 144, 113, 121: 144 red, 113 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #907179?

The complementary color is #719088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #907179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#907179 color

#907179 rgb(144, 113, 121)

Shades of pink

The hex color #907179 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 44.3% green and 47.5% blue (144, 113, 121).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 16% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#907179 color codes

HEX	`#907179`
RGB	`rgb(144, 113, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 44.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.83, 13.54, 0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.83, 13.54, 1.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.858, 19.121, 20.677)`
Decimal	`9466233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #907179, 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 #907179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#907179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #907179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #907179; }
.text { color: #907179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #907179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 113 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #907179, #907871); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #907179?: #907179 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #907179?: The RGB value is 144, 113, 121: 144 red, 113 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #907179?: The complementary color is #719088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #907179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.