What color is #90ACEC?

#90ACEC is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90ACEC?

The RGB value is 144, 172, 236: 144 red, 172 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90ACEC?

The complementary color is #ECD090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90ACEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90ACEC color

#90ACEC rgb(144, 172, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #90ACEC is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 67.5% green and 92.5% blue (144, 172, 236).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 71% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#90ACEC color codes

HEX	`#90ACEC`
RGB	`rgb(144, 172, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 67.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 71%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 39%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 27%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.52, 6.07, -35.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.52, 35.63, 279.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.39, 41.488, 85.168)`
Decimal	`9481452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90ACEC, 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 #90ACEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90ACEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #90ACEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90acec; }
.text { color: #90acec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90acec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 172 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90acec, #a290ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #90ACEC?: #90ACEC is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90ACEC?: The RGB value is 144, 172, 236: 144 red, 172 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90ACEC?: The complementary color is #ECD090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90ACEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.