What color is #90A56D?

#90A56D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A56D?

The RGB value is 144, 165, 109: 144 red, 165 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A56D?

The complementary color is #826DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A56D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A56D color

#90A56D rgb(144, 165, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #90A56D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 64.7% green and 42.7% blue (144, 165, 109).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#90A56D color codes

HEX	`#90A56D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 165, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 64.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 34%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.92, -17.22, 26.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.92, 31.74, 122.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.717, 33.944, 19.557)`
Decimal	`9479533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A56D, 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 #90A56D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A56D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #90A56D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a56d; }
.text { color: #90a56d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a56d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 165 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a56d, #74a56d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90A56D?: #90A56D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A56D?: The RGB value is 144, 165, 109: 144 red, 165 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A56D?: The complementary color is #826DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A56D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.