What color is #90AE8A?

#90AE8A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90AE8A?

The RGB value is 144, 174, 138: 144 red, 174 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90AE8A?

The complementary color is #A88AAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AE8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90AE8A color

#90AE8A rgb(144, 174, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #90AE8A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 68.2% green and 54.1% blue (144, 174, 138).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#90AE8A color codes

HEX	`#90AE8A`
RGB	`rgb(144, 174, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 68.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.05, -17.27, 15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.05, 22.97, 138.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.224, 38.036, 29.736)`
Decimal	`9481866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AE8A, 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 #90AE8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AE8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #90AE8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90ae8a; }
.text { color: #90ae8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90ae8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 174 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90ae8a, #8aae96); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90AE8A?: #90AE8A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90AE8A?: The RGB value is 144, 174, 138: 144 red, 174 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AE8A?: The complementary color is #A88AAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AE8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.