What color is #90A797?

#90A797 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A797?

The RGB value is 144, 167, 151: 144 red, 167 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A797?

The complementary color is #A790A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A797?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A797 color

#90A797 rgb(144, 167, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90A797 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 65.5% green and 59.2% blue (144, 167, 151).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#90A797 color codes

HEX	`#90A797`
RGB	`rgb(144, 167, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 65.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.37, -11.21, 5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.37, 12.53, 153.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.905, 35.801, 34.554)`
Decimal	`9480087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A797, 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 #90A797	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A797 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #90A797 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a797; }
.text { color: #90a797; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a797; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 167 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a797, #90a7a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #90A797?: #90A797 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A797?: The RGB value is 144, 167, 151: 144 red, 167 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A797?: The complementary color is #A790A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A797?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.