What color is #90855F?

#90855F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90855F?

The RGB value is 144, 133, 95: 144 red, 133 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90855F?

The complementary color is #5F6A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90855F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90855F color

#90855F rgb(144, 133, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #90855F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 52.2% green and 37.3% blue (144, 133, 95).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 34% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#90855F color codes

HEX	`#90855F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 133, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 52.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 34%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.62, -1.9, 22.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.62, 22.11, 94.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.955, 23.531, 14.21)`
Decimal	`9471327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90855F, 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 #90855F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90855F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #90855F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90855f; }
.text { color: #90855f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90855f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 133 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90855f, #83905f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #90855F?: #90855F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90855F?: The RGB value is 144, 133, 95: 144 red, 133 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90855F?: The complementary color is #5F6A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90855F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.