What color is #90AE95?

#90AE95 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 #90AE95?

The RGB value is 144, 174, 149: 144 red, 174 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90AE95?

The complementary color is #AE90A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AE95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90AE95 color

#90AE95 rgb(144, 174, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #90AE95 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 68.2% green and 58.4% blue (144, 174, 149).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#90AE95 color codes

HEX	`#90AE95`
RGB	`rgb(144, 174, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 68.2%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 14%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.29, -15.27, 9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.29, 17.96, 148.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.061, 38.371, 34.145)`
Decimal	`9481877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AE95, 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 #90AE95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AE95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #90AE95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90ae95; }
.text { color: #90ae95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90ae95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 174 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90ae95, #90aea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #90AE95?: #90AE95 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 #90AE95?: The RGB value is 144, 174, 149: 144 red, 174 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AE95?: The complementary color is #AE90A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AE95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.