What color is #90788A?

#90788A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90788A?

The RGB value is 144, 120, 138: 144 red, 120 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90788A?

The complementary color is #78907E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90788A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90788A color

#90788A rgb(144, 120, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #90788A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 47.1% green and 54.1% blue (144, 120, 138).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#90788A color codes

HEX	`#90788A`
RGB	`rgb(144, 120, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 47.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.17, 12.57, -6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.17, 14.06, 333.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.805, 21.198, 26.93)`
Decimal	`9468042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90788A, 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 #90788A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90788A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #90788A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90788a; }
.text { color: #90788a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90788a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 120 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90788a, #90787e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #90788A?: #90788A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90788A?: The RGB value is 144, 120, 138: 144 red, 120 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90788A?: The complementary color is #78907E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90788A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.