What color is #90805E?

#90805E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90805E?

The RGB value is 144, 128, 94: 144 red, 128 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90805E?

The complementary color is #5E6E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90805E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90805E color

#90805E rgb(144, 128, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #90805E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 50.2% green and 36.9% blue (144, 128, 94).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 35% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#90805E color codes

HEX	`#90805E`
RGB	`rgb(144, 128, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 50.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 35%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.21, 0.78, 20.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.21, 20.73, 87.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.242, 22.177, 13.749)`
Decimal	`9470046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90805E, 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 #90805E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90805E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #90805E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90805e; }
.text { color: #90805e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90805e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 128 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90805e, #87905e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #90805E?: #90805E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90805E?: The RGB value is 144, 128, 94: 144 red, 128 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90805E?: The complementary color is #5E6E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90805E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.