What color is #90A85D?

#90A85D is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A85D?

The RGB value is 144, 168, 93: 144 red, 168 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A85D?

The complementary color is #755DA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A85D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A85D color

#90A85D rgb(144, 168, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #90A85D is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 65.9% green and 36.5% blue (144, 168, 93).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 30% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Matcha (#8BA85F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#90A85D color codes

HEX	`#90A85D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 168, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 65.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 30%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 45%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 45%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.53, -20.82, 35.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.53, 41.5, 120.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.48, 34.725, 15.609)`
Decimal	`9480285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A85D, 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 #90A85D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A85D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #90A85D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a85d; }
.text { color: #90a85d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a85d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 168 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a85d, #6aa85d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90A85D?: #90A85D is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A85D?: The RGB value is 144, 168, 93: 144 red, 168 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A85D?: The complementary color is #755DA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A85D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.