What color is #90A484?

#90A484 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A484?

The RGB value is 144, 164, 132: 144 red, 164 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A484?

The complementary color is #9884A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A484?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A484 color

#90A484 rgb(144, 164, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #90A484 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 64.3% green and 51.8% blue (144, 164, 132).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#90A484 color codes

HEX	`#90A484`
RGB	`rgb(144, 164, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 64.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.08, -13.1, 14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.08, 19.4, 132.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.941, 34.146, 26.891)`
Decimal	`9479300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A484, 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 #90A484	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A484 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #90A484 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a484; }
.text { color: #90a484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a484; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 164 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a484, #84a488); }

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Questions

What color is #90A484?: #90A484 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A484?: The RGB value is 144, 164, 132: 144 red, 164 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A484?: The complementary color is #9884A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A484?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.