What color is #90737F?

#90737F 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 #90737F?

The RGB value is 144, 115, 127: 144 red, 115 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90737F?

The complementary color is #739084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90737F?

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.

#90737F color

#90737F rgb(144, 115, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #90737F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 45.1% green and 49.8% blue (144, 115, 127).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 12% 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).

#90737F color codes

HEX	`#90737F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 115, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 45.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.52, 13.43, -2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.52, 13.62, 350.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.463, 19.724, 22.751)`
Decimal	`9466751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90737F, 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 #90737F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90737F 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 #90737F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90737f; }
.text { color: #90737f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90737f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 115 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90737f, #907573); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #90737F?: #90737F 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 #90737F?: The RGB value is 144, 115, 127: 144 red, 115 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90737F?: The complementary color is #739084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90737F?: 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.