What color is #90A086?

#90A086 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A086?

The RGB value is 144, 160, 134: 144 red, 160 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A086?

The complementary color is #9686A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A086?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A086 color

#90A086 rgb(144, 160, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #90A086 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 62.7% green and 52.5% blue (144, 160, 134).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#90A086 color codes

HEX	`#90A086`
RGB	`rgb(144, 160, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 62.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 16%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.99, -10.62, 11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.99, 15.78, 132.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.375, 32.792, 27.384)`
Decimal	`9478278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A086, 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 #90A086	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A086 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #90A086 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a086; }
.text { color: #90a086; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a086; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 160 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a086, #86a089); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #90A086?: #90A086 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A086?: The RGB value is 144, 160, 134: 144 red, 160 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A086?: The complementary color is #9686A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A086?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.