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#90516A Color

#90516A is rgb(144, 81, 106) in RGB, hsl(336, 28%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 26%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Twilight Lavender (#8A496B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#90516A
HEX#90516A
RGBrgb(144, 81, 106)
HSLhsl(336, 28%, 44%)
HSVhsv(336, 44%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 26%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.09 355.4)
LABlab(42.73% 29.36 -2.38)
LCHlch(42.73% 29.45 355.37)

What #90516A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #90516A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 5.65Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 6.81Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 7.73Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 8.37Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 10.97Quinacridone Magenta#8E3A59ΔE 11.09

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#90516A Channel Values

How #90516A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 144 · G 81 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 28% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 44% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 26% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.88:1 vs white · 3.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #90516A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #90516A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #90516A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#90516A
Complementary
#519076
Analogous
#905189
Analogous
#905751
Triadic
#6A9051
Triadic
#516A90
Split comp.
#519057
Split comp.
#518990

Tints & Shades of #90516A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A7627E
#B47991
#C293A6
#D1ADBC
#E0C8D1
#EDDEE4

Shades

#7C465B
#6C3D4F
#583241
#452733
#311C24
#211218

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #90516A.

How #90516A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#90516A
Protanopia#60606A
Protanomaly#765A6A
Deuteranopia#6B6B68
Deuteranomaly#7C6269
Tritanopia#8E5555
Tritanomaly#8F535E
Achromatopsia#646464

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Using #90516A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-90516a: #90516A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #90516A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-90516a': '#90516A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.318, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_90516a">#90516A</color>
SVG fillfill="#90516A"

More Pink Colors

#90516A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#90516A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #90516A?

#90516A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(144, 81, 106) in RGB and hsl(336, 28%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Twilight Lavender (#8A496B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #90516A?

#90516A is rgb(144, 81, 106) — red 144, green 81, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #90516A?

#90516A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 26%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #90516A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #90516A scores 5.88:1 against white and 3.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #90516A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #90516A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 24.51, which is visibly different.

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