What color is #90AE90?

#90AE90 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 #90AE90?

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

What is the complementary color of #90AE90?

The complementary color is #AE90AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AE90?

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.

#90AE90 color

#90AE90 rgb(144, 174, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #90AE90 is a light, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#90AE90 color codes

HEX	`#90AE90`
RGB	`rgb(144, 174, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 68.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.18, -16.2, 12.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.18, 20.19, 143.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.671, 38.214, 32.088)`
Decimal	`9481872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AE90, 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 #90AE90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AE90 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 #90AE90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90ae90; }
.text { color: #90ae90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90ae90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 174 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90ae90, #90ae9f); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #90AE90?: #90AE90 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 #90AE90?: The RGB value is 144, 174, 144: 144 red, 174 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AE90?: The complementary color is #AE90AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AE90?: 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.