What color is #90A09C?

#90A09C is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A09C?

The RGB value is 144, 160, 156: 144 red, 160 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A09C?

The complementary color is #A09094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A09C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A09C color

#90A09C rgb(144, 160, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90A09C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 62.7% green and 61.2% blue (144, 160, 156).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#90A09C color codes

HEX	`#90A09C`
RGB	`rgb(144, 160, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 62.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 10%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.54, -6.45, 0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.54, 6.45, 178.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.072, 33.471, 36.322)`
Decimal	`9478300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A09C, 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 #90A09C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A09C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #90A09C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a09c; }
.text { color: #90a09c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a09c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 160 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a09c, #909ca0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #90A09C?: #90A09C is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A09C?: The RGB value is 144, 160, 156: 144 red, 160 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A09C?: The complementary color is #A09094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A09C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.