What color is #90ABA1?

#90ABA1 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90ABA1?

The RGB value is 144, 171, 161: 144 red, 171 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90ABA1?

The complementary color is #AB909A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90ABA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90ABA1 color

#90ABA1 rgb(144, 171, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90ABA1 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 67.1% green and 63.1% blue (144, 171, 161).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#90ABA1 color codes

HEX	`#90ABA1`
RGB	`rgb(144, 171, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 67.1%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.75, -11.35, 2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.75, 11.53, 169.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.496, 37.628, 39.262)`
Decimal	`9481121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90ABA1, 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 #90ABA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90ABA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #90ABA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90aba1; }
.text { color: #90aba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90aba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 171 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90aba1, #90a7ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #90ABA1?: #90ABA1 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90ABA1?: The RGB value is 144, 171, 161: 144 red, 171 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90ABA1?: The complementary color is #AB909A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90ABA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.