What color is #90A0BB?

#90A0BB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A0BB?

The RGB value is 144, 160, 187: 144 red, 160 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A0BB?

The complementary color is #BBAB90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A0BB color

#90A0BB rgb(144, 160, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #90A0BB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 62.7% green and 73.3% blue (144, 160, 187).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#90A0BB color codes

HEX	`#90A0BB`
RGB	`rgb(144, 160, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 62.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.48, 0.35, -15.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.48, 15.8, 271.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.04, 34.658, 51.953)`
Decimal	`9478331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A0BB, 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 #90A0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #90A0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a0bb; }
.text { color: #90a0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 160 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a0bb, #9590bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #90A0BB?: #90A0BB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A0BB?: The RGB value is 144, 160, 187: 144 red, 160 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A0BB?: The complementary color is #BBAB90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.