What color is #90ADB9?

#90ADB9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90ADB9?

The RGB value is 144, 173, 185: 144 red, 173 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90ADB9?

The complementary color is #B99C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90ADB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90ADB9 color

#90ADB9 rgb(144, 173, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90ADB9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 67.8% green and 72.5% blue (144, 173, 185).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#90ADB9 color codes

HEX	`#90ADB9`
RGB	`rgb(144, 173, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 67.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.98, -7.23, -9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.98, 11.89, 232.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.2, 39.318, 51.624)`
Decimal	`9481657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90ADB9, 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 #90ADB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90ADB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #90ADB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90adb9; }
.text { color: #90adb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90adb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 173 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90adb9, #9099b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #90ADB9?: #90ADB9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90ADB9?: The RGB value is 144, 173, 185: 144 red, 173 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90ADB9?: The complementary color is #B99C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90ADB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.