What color is #90A394?

#90A394 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 #90A394?

The RGB value is 144, 163, 148: 144 red, 163 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A394?

The complementary color is #A3909F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A394?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A394 color

#90A394 rgb(144, 163, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90A394 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 63.9% green and 58% blue (144, 163, 148).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#90A394 color codes

HEX	`#90A394`
RGB	`rgb(144, 163, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 63.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.17, -9.65, 5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.17, 11.13, 150.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.943, 34.261, 33.047)`
Decimal	`9479060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A394, 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 #90A394	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A394 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #90A394 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a394; }
.text { color: #90a394; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a394; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 163 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a394, #90a39e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #90A394?: #90A394 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 #90A394?: The RGB value is 144, 163, 148: 144 red, 163 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A394?: The complementary color is #A3909F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A394?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.