What color is #90AE97?

#90AE97 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 #90AE97?

The RGB value is 144, 174, 151: 144 red, 174 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90AE97?

The complementary color is #AE90A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AE97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90AE97 color

#90AE97 rgb(144, 174, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #90AE97 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 68.2% green and 59.2% blue (144, 174, 151).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% 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 8.69:1).

#90AE97 color codes

HEX	`#90AE97`
RGB	`rgb(144, 174, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 68.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.34, -14.9, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.34, 17.11, 150.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.222, 38.435, 34.993)`
Decimal	`9481879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AE97, 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 #90AE97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AE97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #90AE97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90ae97; }
.text { color: #90ae97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90ae97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 174 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90ae97, #90aea6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #90AE97?: #90AE97 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 #90AE97?: The RGB value is 144, 174, 151: 144 red, 174 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AE97?: The complementary color is #AE90A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AE97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.