What color is #90718E?

#90718E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90718E?

The RGB value is 144, 113, 142: 144 red, 113 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90718E?

The complementary color is #719073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90718E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90718E color

#90718E rgb(144, 113, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #90718E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 44.3% green and 55.7% blue (144, 113, 142).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#90718E color codes

HEX	`#90718E`
RGB	`rgb(144, 113, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 44.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.49, 17.43, -11.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.49, 20.69, 327.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.289, 19.693, 28.213)`
Decimal	`9466254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90718E, 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 #90718E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90718E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #90718E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90718e; }
.text { color: #90718e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90718e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 113 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90718e, #90717f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #90718E?: #90718E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90718E?: The RGB value is 144, 113, 142: 144 red, 113 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90718E?: The complementary color is #719073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90718E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.