What color is #90ACBA?

#90ACBA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90ACBA?

The RGB value is 144, 172, 186: 144 red, 172 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90ACBA?

The complementary color is #BA9E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90ACBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90ACBA color

#90ACBA rgb(144, 172, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90ACBA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 67.5% green and 72.9% blue (144, 172, 186).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#90ACBA color codes

HEX	`#90ACBA`
RGB	`rgb(144, 172, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 67.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 8%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.74, -6.47, -10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.74, 12.21, 238.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.115, 38.978, 52.118)`
Decimal	`9481402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90ACBA, 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 #90ACBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90ACBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #90ACBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90acba; }
.text { color: #90acba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90acba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 172 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90acba, #9097ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #90ACBA?: #90ACBA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90ACBA?: The RGB value is 144, 172, 186: 144 red, 172 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90ACBA?: The complementary color is #BA9E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90ACBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.