What color is #90717E?

#90717E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90717E?

The RGB value is 144, 113, 126: 144 red, 113 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90717E?

The complementary color is #719083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90717E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90717E color

#90717E rgb(144, 113, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #90717E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 44.3% green and 49.4% blue (144, 113, 126).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#90717E color codes

HEX	`#90717E`
RGB	`rgb(144, 113, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 44.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.97, 14.41, -2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.97, 14.62, 350.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.172, 19.247, 22.334)`
Decimal	`9466238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90717E, 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 #90717E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90717E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #90717E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90717e; }
.text { color: #90717e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90717e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 113 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90717e, #907371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #90717E?: #90717E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90717E?: The RGB value is 144, 113, 126: 144 red, 113 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90717E?: The complementary color is #719083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90717E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.