What color is #90A78B?

#90A78B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A78B?

The RGB value is 144, 167, 139: 144 red, 167 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A78B?

The complementary color is #A28BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A78B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A78B color

#90A78B rgb(144, 167, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #90A78B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 65.5% green and 54.5% blue (144, 167, 139).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#90A78B color codes

HEX	`#90A78B`
RGB	`rgb(144, 167, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 65.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.08, -13.45, 11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.08, 17.92, 138.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.98, 35.43, 29.68)`
Decimal	`9480075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A78B, 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 #90A78B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A78B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #90A78B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a78b; }
.text { color: #90a78b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a78b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 167 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a78b, #8ba794); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90A78B?: #90A78B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A78B?: The RGB value is 144, 167, 139: 144 red, 167 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A78B?: The complementary color is #A28BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A78B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.