What color is #90A1A9?

#90A1A9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A1A9?

The RGB value is 144, 161, 169: 144 red, 161 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A1A9?

The complementary color is #A99890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A1A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A1A9 color

#90A1A9 rgb(144, 161, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90A1A9 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 63.1% green and 66.3% blue (144, 161, 169).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#90A1A9 color codes

HEX	`#90A1A9`
RGB	`rgb(144, 161, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 63.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.19, -4.27, -6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.19, 7.51, 235.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.406, 34.283, 42.491)`
Decimal	`9478569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A1A9, 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 #90A1A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A1A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #90A1A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a1a9; }
.text { color: #90a1a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a1a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 161 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a1a9, #9094a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #90A1A9?: #90A1A9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A1A9?: The RGB value is 144, 161, 169: 144 red, 161 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A1A9?: The complementary color is #A99890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A1A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.