What color is #90ABAF?

#90ABAF 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 #90ABAF?

The RGB value is 144, 171, 175: 144 red, 171 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90ABAF?

The complementary color is #AF9490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90ABAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90ABAF color

#90ABAF rgb(144, 171, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 67.1% green and 68.6% blue (144, 171, 175).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ether (#98B2B4), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#90ABAF color codes

HEX	`#90ABAF`
RGB	`rgb(144, 171, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 67.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 2%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.13, -8.39, -5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.13, 9.85, 211.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.8, 38.149, 46.132)`
Decimal	`9481135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90ABAF, 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 #90ABAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90ABAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #90ABAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90abaf; }
.text { color: #90abaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90abaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 171 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90abaf, #909baf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #90ABAF?: #90ABAF 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 #90ABAF?: The RGB value is 144, 171, 175: 144 red, 171 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90ABAF?: The complementary color is #AF9490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90ABAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.