What color is #90A98D?

#90A98D is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90A98D?

The RGB value is 144, 169, 141: 144 red, 169 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90A98D?

The complementary color is #A68DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90A98D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90A98D color

#90A98D rgb(144, 169, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #90A98D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 66.3% green and 55.3% blue (144, 169, 141).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#90A98D color codes

HEX	`#90A98D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 169, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 66.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.69, -14.14, 11.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.69, 18.29, 140.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.496, 36.228, 30.58)`
Decimal	`9480589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90A98D, 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 #90A98D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90A98D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #90A98D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90a98d; }
.text { color: #90a98d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90a98d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 169 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90a98d, #8da998); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90A98D?: #90A98D is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90A98D?: The RGB value is 144, 169, 141: 144 red, 169 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90A98D?: The complementary color is #A68DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90A98D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.