What color is #90A0C7?

#90A0C7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A0C7?

The RGB value is 144, 160, 199: 144 red, 160 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A0C7?

The complementary color is #C7B790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A0C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A0C7 color

#90A0C7 rgb(144, 160, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #90A0C7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 62.7% green and 78% blue (144, 160, 199).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 33% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#90A0C7 color codes

HEX	`#90A0C7`
RGB	`rgb(144, 160, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 62.7%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 33%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 28%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.9, 3.24, -21.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.9, 22.09, 278.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.378, 35.193, 59.003)`
Decimal	`9478343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A0C7, 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 #90A0C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A0C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #90A0C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a0c7; }
.text { color: #90a0c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a0c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 160 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a0c7, #9b90c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #90A0C7?: #90A0C7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A0C7?: The RGB value is 144, 160, 199: 144 red, 160 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A0C7?: The complementary color is #C7B790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A0C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.