What color is #90ACAA?

#90ACAA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90ACAA?

The RGB value is 144, 172, 170: 144 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90ACAA?

The complementary color is #AC9092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90ACAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90ACAA color

#90ACAA rgb(144, 172, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90ACAA is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 67.5% green and 66.7% blue (144, 172, 170).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#90ACAA color codes

HEX	`#90ACAA`
RGB	`rgb(144, 172, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 67.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.27, -10.01, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.27, 10.24, 192.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.508, 38.336, 43.657)`
Decimal	`9481386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90ACAA, 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 #90ACAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90ACAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #90ACAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90acaa; }
.text { color: #90acaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90acaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 172 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90acaa, #90a0ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #90ACAA?: #90ACAA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90ACAA?: The RGB value is 144, 172, 170: 144 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90ACAA?: The complementary color is #AC9092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90ACAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.