What color is #90AAA7?

#90AAA7 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90AAA7?

The RGB value is 144, 170, 167: 144 red, 170 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90AAA7?

The complementary color is #AA9093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AAA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90AAA7 color

#90AAA7 rgb(144, 170, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90AAA7 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 66.7% green and 65.5% blue (144, 170, 167).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#90AAA7 color codes

HEX	`#90AAA7`
RGB	`rgb(144, 170, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 66.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.63, -9.57, -1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.63, 9.68, 188.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.85, 37.468, 42.053)`
Decimal	`9480871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AAA7, 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 #90AAA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AAA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #90AAA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90aaa7; }
.text { color: #90aaa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90aaa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 170 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90aaa7, #90a0aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #90AAA7?: #90AAA7 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90AAA7?: The RGB value is 144, 170, 167: 144 red, 170 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AAA7?: The complementary color is #AA9093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AAA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.