What color is #90757C?

#90757C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90757C?

The RGB value is 144, 117, 124: 144 red, 117 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90757C?

The complementary color is #759089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90757C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90757C color

#90757C rgb(144, 117, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90757C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 45.9% green and 48.6% blue (144, 117, 124).

Its hue angle is 344°, 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 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#90757C color codes

HEX	`#90757C`
RGB	`rgb(144, 117, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 45.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.96, 11.73, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.96, 11.73, 0.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.501, 20.108, 21.813)`
Decimal	`9467260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90757C, 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 #90757C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90757C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #90757C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90757c; }
.text { color: #90757c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90757c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 117 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90757c, #907b75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #90757C?: #90757C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90757C?: The RGB value is 144, 117, 124: 144 red, 117 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90757C?: The complementary color is #759089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90757C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.