What color is #90727F?

#90727F 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 #90727F?

The RGB value is 144, 114, 127: 144 red, 114 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90727F?

The complementary color is #729083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90727F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90727F color

#90727F rgb(144, 114, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #90727F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 44.7% green and 49.8% blue (144, 114, 127).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#90727F color codes

HEX	`#90727F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 114, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 44.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.26, 14.01, -2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.26, 14.26, 349.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.35, 19.497, 22.713)`
Decimal	`9466495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90727F, 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 #90727F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90727F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #90727F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90727f; }
.text { color: #90727f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90727f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 114 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90727f, #907472); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #90727F?: #90727F 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 #90727F?: The RGB value is 144, 114, 127: 144 red, 114 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90727F?: The complementary color is #729083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90727F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.