What color is #90A297?

#90A297 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A297?

The RGB value is 144, 162, 151: 144 red, 162 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A297?

The complementary color is #A2909B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A297 color

#90A297 rgb(144, 162, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90A297 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 63.5% green and 59.2% blue (144, 162, 151).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#90A297 color codes

HEX	`#90A297`
RGB	`rgb(144, 162, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 63.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 11%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.97, -8.53, 3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.97, 9.25, 157.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.007, 34.004, 34.255)`
Decimal	`9478807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A297, 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 #90A297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #90A297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a297; }
.text { color: #90a297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 162 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a297, #90a2a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #90A297?: #90A297 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A297?: The RGB value is 144, 162, 151: 144 red, 162 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A297?: The complementary color is #A2909B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.