What color is #90747C?

#90747C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90747C?

The RGB value is 144, 116, 124: 144 red, 116 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90747C?

The complementary color is #749088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90747C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90747C color

#90747C rgb(144, 116, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90747C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 45.5% green and 48.6% blue (144, 116, 124).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#90747C color codes

HEX	`#90747C`
RGB	`rgb(144, 116, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 45.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.7, 12.31, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.7, 12.31, 358.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.385, 19.876, 21.775)`
Decimal	`9467004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90747C, 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 #90747C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90747C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #90747C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90747c; }
.text { color: #90747c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90747c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 116 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90747c, #907a74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #90747C?: #90747C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90747C?: The RGB value is 144, 116, 124: 144 red, 116 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90747C?: The complementary color is #749088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90747C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.