What color is #907C56?

#907C56 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #907C56?

The RGB value is 144, 124, 86: 144 red, 124 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #907C56?

The complementary color is #566A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #907C56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#907C56 color

#907C56 rgb(144, 124, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #907C56 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 48.6% green and 33.7% blue (144, 124, 86).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 40% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#907C56 color codes

HEX	`#907C56`
RGB	`rgb(144, 124, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 48.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 40%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 40%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.97, 2.04, 23.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.97, 23.69, 85.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.389, 21.017, 11.785)`
Decimal	`9469014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #907C56, 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 #907C56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#907C56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #907C56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #907c56; }
.text { color: #907c56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #907c56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 124 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #907c56, #879056); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #907C56?: #907C56 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #907C56?: The RGB value is 144, 124, 86: 144 red, 124 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #907C56?: The complementary color is #566A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #907C56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.