What color is #90AAAD?

#90AAAD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90AAAD?

The RGB value is 144, 170, 173: 144 red, 170 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90AAAD?

The complementary color is #AD9390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90AAAD color

#90AAAD rgb(144, 170, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90AAAD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 66.7% green and 67.8% blue (144, 170, 173).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ether (#98B2B4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#90AAAD color codes

HEX	`#90AAAD`
RGB	`rgb(144, 170, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 66.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.8, -8.29, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.8, 9.46, 208.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.417, 37.695, 45.042)`
Decimal	`9480877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AAAD, 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 #90AAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #90AAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90aaad; }
.text { color: #90aaad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90aaad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 170 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90aaad, #909bad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #90AAAD?: #90AAAD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90AAAD?: The RGB value is 144, 170, 173: 144 red, 170 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AAAD?: The complementary color is #AD9390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.