What color is #90A7B1?

#90A7B1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A7B1?

The RGB value is 144, 167, 177: 144 red, 167 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A7B1?

The complementary color is #B19A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A7B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A7B1 color

#90A7B1 rgb(144, 167, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90A7B1 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 65.5% green and 69.4% blue (144, 167, 177).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 17% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#90A7B1 color codes

HEX	`#90A7B1`
RGB	`rgb(144, 167, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 65.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 17%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 6%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.08, -5.79, -7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.08, 9.74, 233.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.254, 36.74, 46.926)`
Decimal	`9480113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A7B1, 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 #90A7B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A7B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #90A7B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a7b1; }
.text { color: #90a7b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a7b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 167 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a7b1, #9097b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #90A7B1?: #90A7B1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A7B1?: The RGB value is 144, 167, 177: 144 red, 167 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A7B1?: The complementary color is #B19A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A7B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.