What color is #90A89C?

#90A89C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A89C?

The RGB value is 144, 168, 156: 144 red, 168 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A89C?

The complementary color is #A8909C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A89C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A89C color

#90A89C rgb(144, 168, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90A89C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 65.9% green and 61.2% blue (144, 168, 156).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#90A89C color codes

HEX	`#90A89C`
RGB	`rgb(144, 168, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 65.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 14%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 7%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.77, -10.76, 3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.77, 11.28, 162.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.504, 36.334, 36.799)`
Decimal	`9480348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A89C, 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 #90A89C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A89C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #90A89C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a89c; }
.text { color: #90a89c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a89c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 168 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a89c, #90a8a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #90A89C?: #90A89C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A89C?: The RGB value is 144, 168, 156: 144 red, 168 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A89C?: The complementary color is #A8909C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A89C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.