What color is #90AEAA?

#90AEAA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90AEAA?

The RGB value is 144, 174, 170: 144 red, 174 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90AEAA?

The complementary color is #AE9094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AEAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90AEAA color

#90AEAA rgb(144, 174, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 68.2% green and 66.7% blue (144, 174, 170).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#90AEAA color codes

HEX	`#90AEAA`
RGB	`rgb(144, 174, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 68.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.83, -11.07, -1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.83, 11.15, 187.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.891, 39.103, 43.784)`
Decimal	`9481898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AEAA, 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 #90AEAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AEAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #90AEAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90aeaa; }
.text { color: #90aeaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90aeaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 174 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90aeaa, #90a3ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #90AEAA?: #90AEAA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90AEAA?: The RGB value is 144, 174, 170: 144 red, 174 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AEAA?: The complementary color is #AE9094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AEAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.