What color is #90AE8F?

#90AE8F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90AE8F?

The RGB value is 144, 174, 143: 144 red, 174 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90AE8F?

The complementary color is #AD8FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AE8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90AE8F color

#90AE8F rgb(144, 174, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #90AE8F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 68.2% green and 56.1% blue (144, 174, 143).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#90AE8F color codes

HEX	`#90AE8F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 174, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 68.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.16, -16.38, 12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.16, 20.64, 142.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.594, 38.184, 31.687)`
Decimal	`9481871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AE8F, 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 #90AE8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AE8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #90AE8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90ae8f; }
.text { color: #90ae8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90ae8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 174 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90ae8f, #8fae9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90AE8F?: #90AE8F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90AE8F?: The RGB value is 144, 174, 143: 144 red, 174 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AE8F?: The complementary color is #AD8FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AE8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.