What color is #90AE34?

#90AE34 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color German Hop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90AE34?

The RGB value is 144, 174, 52: 144 red, 174 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90AE34?

The complementary color is #5234AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AE34?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90AE34 color

#90AE34 rgb(144, 174, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #90AE34 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 68.2% green and 20.4% blue (144, 174, 52).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 54% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is German Hop (#89AC27), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#90AE34 color codes

HEX	`#90AE34`
RGB	`rgb(144, 174, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 68.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 54%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 70%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 70%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.86, -27.44, 56.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.86, 62.57, 116.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.258, 36.449, 8.848)`
Decimal	`9481780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AE34, 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 #90AE34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AE34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #90AE34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90ae34; }
.text { color: #90ae34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90ae34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 174 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90ae34, #53ae34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #90AE34?: #90AE34 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color German Hop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90AE34?: The RGB value is 144, 174, 52: 144 red, 174 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AE34?: The complementary color is #5234AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AE34?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.