What color is #90A38E?

#90A38E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A38E?

The RGB value is 144, 163, 142: 144 red, 163 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A38E?

The complementary color is #A18EA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A38E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A38E color

#90A38E rgb(144, 163, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #90A38E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 63.9% green and 55.7% blue (144, 163, 142).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#90A38E color codes

HEX	`#90A38E`
RGB	`rgb(144, 163, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 63.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.02, -10.78, 8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.02, 13.84, 141.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.48, 34.076, 30.61)`
Decimal	`9479054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A38E, 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 #90A38E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A38E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #90A38E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a38e; }
.text { color: #90a38e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a38e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 163 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a38e, #8ea397); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #90A38E?: #90A38E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A38E?: The RGB value is 144, 163, 142: 144 red, 163 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A38E?: The complementary color is #A18EA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A38E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.