What color is #90AAC4?

#90AAC4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color High Tide. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90AAC4?

The RGB value is 144, 170, 196: 144 red, 170 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90AAC4?

The complementary color is #C4AA90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AAC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90AAC4 color

#90AAC4 rgb(144, 170, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #90AAC4 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 66.7% green and 76.9% blue (144, 170, 196).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is High Tide (#85A6C8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#90AAC4 color codes

HEX	`#90AAC4`
RGB	`rgb(144, 170, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 66.7%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 27%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 13%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.51, -3.03, -16.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.51, 16.51, 259.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.837, 38.663, 57.788)`
Decimal	`9480900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AAC4, 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 #90AAC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AAC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #90AAC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90aac4; }
.text { color: #90aac4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90aac4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 170 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90aac4, #9090c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #90AAC4?: #90AAC4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color High Tide. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90AAC4?: The RGB value is 144, 170, 196: 144 red, 170 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AAC4?: The complementary color is #C4AA90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AAC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.