What color is #90A3AD?

#90A3AD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A3AD?

The RGB value is 144, 163, 173: 144 red, 163 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A3AD?

The complementary color is #AD9A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A3AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A3AD color

#90A3AD rgb(144, 163, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90A3AD is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 63.9% green and 67.8% blue (144, 163, 173).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#90A3AD color codes

HEX	`#90A3AD`
RGB	`rgb(144, 163, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 63.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 6%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.86, -4.49, -7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.86, 8.67, 238.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.14, 35.14, 44.616)`
Decimal	`9479085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A3AD, 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 #90A3AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A3AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #90A3AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a3ad; }
.text { color: #90a3ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a3ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 163 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a3ad, #9094ad); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #90A3AD?: #90A3AD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A3AD?: The RGB value is 144, 163, 173: 144 red, 163 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A3AD?: The complementary color is #AD9A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A3AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.