What color is #90A583?

#90A583 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A583?

The RGB value is 144, 165, 131: 144 red, 165 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A583?

The complementary color is #9883A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A583?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A583 color

#90A583 rgb(144, 165, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #90A583 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 64.7% green and 51.4% blue (144, 165, 131).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#90A583 color codes

HEX	`#90A583`
RGB	`rgb(144, 165, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 64.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 21%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.34, -13.79, 15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.34, 20.54, 132.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.053, 34.478, 26.593)`
Decimal	`9479555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A583, 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 #90A583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #90A583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a583; }
.text { color: #90a583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 165 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a583, #83a587); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90A583?: #90A583 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A583?: The RGB value is 144, 165, 131: 144 red, 165 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A583?: The complementary color is #9883A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A583?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.