What color is #90A693?

#90A693 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A693?

The RGB value is 144, 166, 147: 144 red, 166 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A693?

The complementary color is #A690A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A693?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A693 color

#90A693 rgb(144, 166, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #90A693 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 65.1% green and 57.6% blue (144, 166, 147).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#90A693 color codes

HEX	`#90A693`
RGB	`rgb(144, 166, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 65.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.99, -11.44, 7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.99, 13.56, 147.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.403, 35.308, 32.811)`
Decimal	`9479827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A693, 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 #90A693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #90A693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a693; }
.text { color: #90a693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 166 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a693, #90a69e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #90A693?: #90A693 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A693?: The RGB value is 144, 166, 147: 144 red, 166 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A693?: The complementary color is #A690A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A693?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.