What color is #90A775?

#90A775 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A775?

The RGB value is 144, 167, 117: 144 red, 167 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A775?

The complementary color is #8C75A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A775?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A775 color

#90A775 rgb(144, 167, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #90A775 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 65.5% green and 45.9% blue (144, 167, 117).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#90A775 color codes

HEX	`#90A775`
RGB	`rgb(144, 167, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 65.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 30%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.63, -17.08, 23.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.63, 28.89, 126.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.531, 34.851, 22.05)`
Decimal	`9480053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A775, 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 #90A775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #90A775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a775; }
.text { color: #90a775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 167 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a775, #77a775); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #90A775?: #90A775 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A775?: The RGB value is 144, 167, 117: 144 red, 167 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A775?: The complementary color is #8C75A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A775?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.