What color is #90AA8D?

#90AA8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90AA8D?

The RGB value is 144, 170, 141: 144 red, 170 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90AA8D?

The complementary color is #A78DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AA8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90AA8D color

#90AA8D rgb(144, 170, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #90AA8D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 66.7% green and 55.3% blue (144, 170, 141).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#90AA8D color codes

HEX	`#90AA8D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 170, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 66.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.98, -14.66, 12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.98, 18.95, 140.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.683, 36.601, 30.642)`
Decimal	`9480845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AA8D, 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 #90AA8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AA8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #90AA8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90aa8d; }
.text { color: #90aa8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90aa8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 170 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90aa8d, #8daa99); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90AA8D?: #90AA8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90AA8D?: The RGB value is 144, 170, 141: 144 red, 170 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AA8D?: The complementary color is #A78DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AA8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.