What color is #90844F?

#90844F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90844F?

The RGB value is 144, 132, 79: 144 red, 132 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90844F?

The complementary color is #4F5B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90844F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90844F color

#90844F rgb(144, 132, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #90844F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 51.8% green and 31% blue (144, 132, 79).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 29% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 45% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#90844F color codes

HEX	`#90844F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 132, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 51.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 29%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 45%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 45%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.07, -3.27, 30.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.07, 30.36, 96.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.165, 22.997, 10.72)`
Decimal	`9471055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90844F, 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 #90844F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90844F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #90844F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90844f; }
.text { color: #90844f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90844f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 132 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90844f, #7c904f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #90844F?: #90844F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90844F?: The RGB value is 144, 132, 79: 144 red, 132 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90844F?: The complementary color is #4F5B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90844F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.