What color is #90997C?

#90997C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90997C?

The RGB value is 144, 153, 124: 144 red, 153 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90997C?

The complementary color is #857C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90997C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90997C color

#90997C rgb(144, 153, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #90997C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 60% green and 48.6% blue (144, 153, 124).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#90997C color codes

HEX	`#90997C`
RGB	`rgb(144, 153, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 60%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 19%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.8, -8.57, 14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.8, 16.57, 121.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.53, 30.167, 23.49)`
Decimal	`9476476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90997C, 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 #90997C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90997C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #90997C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90997c; }
.text { color: #90997c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90997c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 153 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90997c, #81997c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #90997C?: #90997C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90997C?: The RGB value is 144, 153, 124: 144 red, 153 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90997C?: The complementary color is #857C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90997C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.