What color is #90727A?

#90727A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90727A?

The RGB value is 144, 114, 122: 144 red, 114 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90727A?

The complementary color is #729088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90727A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90727A color

#90727A rgb(144, 114, 122)

Shades of pink

The hex color #90727A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 44.7% green and 47.8% blue (144, 114, 122).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% 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 4.87:1).

#90727A color codes

HEX	`#90727A`
RGB	`rgb(144, 114, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 44.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.12, 13.13, 0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.12, 13.13, 0.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.032, 19.37, 21.039)`
Decimal	`9466490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90727A, 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 #90727A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90727A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #90727A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90727a; }
.text { color: #90727a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90727a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 114 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90727a, #907972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #90727A?: #90727A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90727A?: The RGB value is 144, 114, 122: 144 red, 114 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90727A?: The complementary color is #729088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90727A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.