What color is #90A27D?

#90A27D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A27D?

The RGB value is 144, 162, 125: 144 red, 162 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A27D?

The complementary color is #8F7DA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A27D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A27D color

#90A27D rgb(144, 162, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #90A27D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 63.5% green and 49% blue (144, 162, 125).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 17% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#90A27D color codes

HEX	`#90A27D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 162, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 63.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 17%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 23%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.36, -13.21, 17.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.36, 21.68, 127.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.123, 33.25, 24.334)`
Decimal	`9478781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A27D, 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 #90A27D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A27D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #90A27D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a27d; }
.text { color: #90a27d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a27d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 162 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a27d, #7ea27d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90A27D?: #90A27D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A27D?: The RGB value is 144, 162, 125: 144 red, 162 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A27D?: The complementary color is #8F7DA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A27D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.