What color is #90A4C3?

#90A4C3 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A4C3?

The RGB value is 144, 164, 195: 144 red, 164 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A4C3?

The complementary color is #C3AF90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A4C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A4C3 color

#90A4C3 rgb(144, 164, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #90A4C3 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 64.3% green and 76.5% blue (144, 164, 195).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 30% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#90A4C3 color codes

HEX	`#90A4C3`
RGB	`rgb(144, 164, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 64.3%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 30%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 26%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 16%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.84, 0.03, -18.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.84, 18.2, 270.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.625, 36.419, 56.824)`
Decimal	`9479363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A4C3, 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 #90A4C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A4C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #90A4C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a4c3; }
.text { color: #90a4c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a4c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 164 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a4c3, #9690c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #90A4C3?: #90A4C3 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A4C3?: The RGB value is 144, 164, 195: 144 red, 164 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A4C3?: The complementary color is #C3AF90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A4C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.