What color is #90AA0B?

#90AA0B is a dark, vivid yellow known as Augustus Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Augustus Asparagus?

The RGB value is 144, 170, 11: 144 red, 170 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Augustus Asparagus?

The complementary color is #250BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AA0B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Augustus Asparagus color: hex code #90AA0B

#90AA0B rgb(144, 170, 11)

Shades of green

Augustus Asparagus has the hex code #90AA0B. It is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 66.7% green and 4.3% blue (144, 170, 11).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 88% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 94% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

Augustus Asparagus (#90AA0B) color codes

HEX	`#90AA0B`
RGB	`rgb(144, 170, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 66.7%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 88%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 94%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 94%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.52, -27.05, 65.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.52, 71.29, 112.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.937, 34.703, 5.648)`
Decimal	`9480715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Augustus Asparagus, 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 #90AA0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AA0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	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 #90AA0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90aa0b; }
.text { color: #90aa0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90aa0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 170 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90aa0b, #41aa0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #90AA0B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #90AA0B?: #90AA0B is a dark, vivid yellow known as Augustus Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Augustus Asparagus?: The RGB value is 144, 170, 11: 144 red, 170 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Augustus Asparagus?: The complementary color is #250BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AA0B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.