What color is #90A0AF?

#90A0AF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A0AF?

The RGB value is 144, 160, 175: 144 red, 160 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A0AF?

The complementary color is #AF9F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A0AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A0AF color

#90A0AF rgb(144, 160, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90A0AF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 62.7% green and 68.6% blue (144, 160, 175).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#90A0AF color codes

HEX	`#90A0AF`
RGB	`rgb(144, 160, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 62.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 9%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.09, -2.4, -9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.09, 9.97, 256.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.808, 34.165, 45.468)`
Decimal	`9478319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A0AF, 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 #90A0AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A0AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #90A0AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a0af; }
.text { color: #90a0af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a0af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 160 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a0af, #9091af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #90A0AF?: #90A0AF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A0AF?: The RGB value is 144, 160, 175: 144 red, 160 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A0AF?: The complementary color is #AF9F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A0AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.