What color is #90A09F?

#90A09F is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A09F?

The RGB value is 144, 160, 159: 144 red, 160 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A09F?

The complementary color is #A09091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A09F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A09F color

#90A09F rgb(144, 160, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90A09F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 62.7% green and 62.4% blue (144, 160, 159).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#90A09F color codes

HEX	`#90A09F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 160, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 62.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 10%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.62, -5.84, -1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.62, 6.01, 193.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.329, 33.574, 37.677)`
Decimal	`9478303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A09F, 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 #90A09F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A09F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #90A09F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a09f; }
.text { color: #90a09f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a09f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 160 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a09f, #9099a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90A09F?: #90A09F is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A09F?: The RGB value is 144, 160, 159: 144 red, 160 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A09F?: The complementary color is #A09091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A09F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.