What color is #90A287?

#90A287 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A287?

The RGB value is 144, 162, 135: 144 red, 162 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A287?

The complementary color is #9987A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A287?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A287 color

#90A287 rgb(144, 162, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #90A287 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 63.5% green and 52.9% blue (144, 162, 135).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#90A287 color codes

HEX	`#90A287`
RGB	`rgb(144, 162, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 63.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.58, -11.51, 11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.58, 16.59, 133.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.794, 33.519, 27.87)`
Decimal	`9478791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A287, 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 #90A287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #90A287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a287; }
.text { color: #90a287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 162 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a287, #87a28b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #90A287?: #90A287 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A287?: The RGB value is 144, 162, 135: 144 red, 162 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A287?: The complementary color is #9987A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A287?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.