What color is #90A3A8?

#90A3A8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A3A8?

The RGB value is 144, 163, 168: 144 red, 163 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A3A8?

The complementary color is #A89590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A3A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A3A8 color

#90A3A8 rgb(144, 163, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90A3A8 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 63.9% green and 65.9% blue (144, 163, 168).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#90A3A8 color codes

HEX	`#90A3A8`
RGB	`rgb(144, 163, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 63.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 14%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.71, -5.58, -4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.71, 7.39, 220.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.665, 34.95, 42.116)`
Decimal	`9479080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A3A8, 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 #90A3A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A3A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #90A3A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a3a8; }
.text { color: #90a3a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a3a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 163 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a3a8, #9097a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #90A3A8?: #90A3A8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A3A8?: The RGB value is 144, 163, 168: 144 red, 163 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A3A8?: The complementary color is #A89590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A3A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.