What color is #90AB90?

#90AB90 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90AB90?

The RGB value is 144, 171, 144: 144 red, 171 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90AB90?

The complementary color is #AB90AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AB90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90AB90 color

#90AB90 rgb(144, 171, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #90AB90 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 67.1% green and 56.5% blue (144, 171, 144).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#90AB90 color codes

HEX	`#90AB90`
RGB	`rgb(144, 171, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 67.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.33, -14.64, 10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.33, 18.22, 143.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.097, 37.068, 31.897)`
Decimal	`9481104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AB90, 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 #90AB90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AB90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #90AB90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90ab90; }
.text { color: #90ab90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90ab90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 171 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90ab90, #90ab9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #90AB90?: #90AB90 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90AB90?: The RGB value is 144, 171, 144: 144 red, 171 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AB90?: The complementary color is #AB90AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AB90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.