What color is #90798D?

#90798D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90798D?

The RGB value is 144, 121, 141: 144 red, 121 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90798D?

The complementary color is #79907C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90798D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90798D color

#90798D rgb(144, 121, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #90798D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 47.5% green and 55.3% blue (144, 121, 141).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#90798D color codes

HEX	`#90798D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 121, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 47.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.52, 12.57, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.52, 14.65, 329.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.146, 21.528, 28.13)`
Decimal	`9468301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90798D, 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 #90798D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90798D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #90798D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90798d; }
.text { color: #90798d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90798d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 121 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90798d, #907981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #90798D?: #90798D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90798D?: The RGB value is 144, 121, 141: 144 red, 121 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90798D?: The complementary color is #79907C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90798D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.