What color is #90A2C2?

#90A2C2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A2C2?

The RGB value is 144, 162, 194: 144 red, 162 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A2C2?

The complementary color is #C2B090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A2C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A2C2 color

#90A2C2 rgb(144, 162, 194)

Shades of blue

The hex color #90A2C2 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 63.5% green and 76.1% blue (144, 162, 194).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 29% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#90A2C2 color codes

HEX	`#90A2C2`
RGB	`rgb(144, 162, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 63.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 29%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 26%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 16%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.26, 0.9, -18.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.26, 18.54, 272.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.157, 35.664, 56.113)`
Decimal	`9478850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A2C2, 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 #90A2C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A2C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #90A2C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a2c2; }
.text { color: #90a2c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a2c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 162 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a2c2, #9790c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #90A2C2?: #90A2C2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A2C2?: The RGB value is 144, 162, 194: 144 red, 162 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A2C2?: The complementary color is #C2B090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A2C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.