What color is #90ADAA?

#90ADAA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90ADAA?

The RGB value is 144, 173, 170: 144 red, 173 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90ADAA?

The complementary color is #AD9093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90ADAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90ADAA color

#90ADAA rgb(144, 173, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90ADAA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 67.8% green and 66.7% blue (144, 173, 170).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#90ADAA color codes

HEX	`#90ADAA`
RGB	`rgb(144, 173, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 67.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.55, -10.54, -1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.55, 10.69, 189.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.699, 38.718, 43.72)`
Decimal	`9481642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90ADAA, 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 #90ADAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90ADAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #90ADAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90adaa; }
.text { color: #90adaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90adaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 173 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90adaa, #90a2ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #90ADAA?: #90ADAA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90ADAA?: The RGB value is 144, 173, 170: 144 red, 173 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90ADAA?: The complementary color is #AD9093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90ADAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.