What color is #90A072?

#90A072 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A072?

The RGB value is 144, 160, 114: 144 red, 160 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A072?

The complementary color is #8272A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A072?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A072 color

#90A072 rgb(144, 160, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #90A072 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 62.7% green and 44.7% blue (144, 160, 114).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#90A072 color codes

HEX	`#90A072`
RGB	`rgb(144, 160, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 62.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 29%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 29%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.58, -13.88, 22.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.58, 26.16, 122.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.109, 32.286, 20.72)`
Decimal	`9478258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A072, 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 #90A072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #90A072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a072; }
.text { color: #90a072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 160 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a072, #79a072); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #90A072?: #90A072 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A072?: The RGB value is 144, 160, 114: 144 red, 160 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A072?: The complementary color is #8272A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A072?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.