What color is #90A2AB?

#90A2AB 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 #90A2AB?

The RGB value is 144, 162, 171: 144 red, 162 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A2AB?

The complementary color is #AB9990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A2AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A2AB color

#90A2AB rgb(144, 162, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90A2AB is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 63.5% green and 67.1% blue (144, 162, 171).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#90A2AB color codes

HEX	`#90A2AB`
RGB	`rgb(144, 162, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 63.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 5%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.52, -4.38, -6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.52, 8.09, 237.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.771, 34.71, 43.546)`
Decimal	`9478827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A2AB, 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 #90A2AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A2AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #90A2AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a2ab; }
.text { color: #90a2ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a2ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 162 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a2ab, #9094ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #90A2AB?: #90A2AB 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 #90A2AB?: The RGB value is 144, 162, 171: 144 red, 162 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A2AB?: The complementary color is #AB9990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A2AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.