What color is #90746C?

#90746C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90746C?

The RGB value is 144, 116, 108: 144 red, 116 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90746C?

The complementary color is #6C8890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90746C?

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.

#90746C color

#90746C rgb(144, 116, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90746C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 45.5% green and 42.4% blue (144, 116, 108).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 25% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#90746C color codes

HEX	`#90746C`
RGB	`rgb(144, 116, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 45.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 25%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.27, 9.67, 8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.27, 12.91, 41.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.454, 19.504, 16.872)`
Decimal	`9466988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90746C, 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 #90746C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90746C 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 #90746C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90746c; }
.text { color: #90746c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90746c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 116 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90746c, #90866c); }

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Questions

What color is #90746C?: #90746C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90746C?: The RGB value is 144, 116, 108: 144 red, 116 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90746C?: The complementary color is #6C8890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90746C?: 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.