What color is #90AA60?

#90AA60 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 #90AA60?

The RGB value is 144, 170, 96: 144 red, 170 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90AA60?

The complementary color is #7A60AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AA60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90AA60 color

#90AA60 rgb(144, 170, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #90AA60 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 66.7% green and 37.6% blue (144, 170, 96).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Matcha (#8BA85F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#90AA60 color codes

HEX	`#90AA60`
RGB	`rgb(144, 170, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 66.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 44%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 44%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.15, -21.47, 35.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.15, 41.17, 121.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.988, 35.523, 16.446)`
Decimal	`9480800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AA60, 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 #90AA60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AA60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #90AA60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90aa60; }
.text { color: #90aa60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90aa60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 170 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90aa60, #6baa60); }

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Questions

What color is #90AA60?: #90AA60 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 #90AA60?: The RGB value is 144, 170, 96: 144 red, 170 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AA60?: The complementary color is #7A60AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AA60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.