What color is #90A15F?

#90A15F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Vitality. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A15F?

The RGB value is 144, 161, 95: 144 red, 161 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A15F?

The complementary color is #705FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A15F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A15F color

#90A15F rgb(144, 161, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #90A15F is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 63.1% green and 37.3% blue (144, 161, 95).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 26% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Vitality (#8F9B5B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#90A15F color codes

HEX	`#90A15F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 161, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 63.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 26%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 41%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 41%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.55, -17, 32.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.55, 36.55, 117.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.312, 32.245, 15.662)`
Decimal	`9478495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A15F, 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 #90A15F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A15F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #90A15F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a15f; }
.text { color: #90a15f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a15f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 161 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a15f, #6fa15f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #90A15F?: #90A15F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Vitality. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A15F?: The RGB value is 144, 161, 95: 144 red, 161 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A15F?: The complementary color is #705FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A15F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.