What color is #90A8B7?

#90A8B7 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 #90A8B7?

The RGB value is 144, 168, 183: 144 red, 168 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A8B7?

The complementary color is #B79F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A8B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A8B7 color

#90A8B7 rgb(144, 168, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90A8B7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 65.9% green and 71.8% blue (144, 168, 183).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#90A8B7 color codes

HEX	`#90A8B7`
RGB	`rgb(144, 168, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 65.9%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.54, -4.98, -10.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.54, 11.6, 244.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.049, 37.352, 50.206)`
Decimal	`9480375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A8B7, 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 #90A8B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A8B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #90A8B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a8b7; }
.text { color: #90a8b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a8b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 168 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a8b7, #9094b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #90A8B7?: #90A8B7 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 #90A8B7?: The RGB value is 144, 168, 183: 144 red, 168 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A8B7?: The complementary color is #B79F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A8B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.