What color is #90AEBC?

#90AEBC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90AEBC?

The RGB value is 144, 174, 188: 144 red, 174 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90AEBC?

The complementary color is #BC9E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AEBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90AEBC color

#90AEBC rgb(144, 174, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90AEBC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 68.2% green and 73.7% blue (144, 174, 188).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#90AEBC color codes

HEX	`#90AEBC`
RGB	`rgb(144, 174, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 68.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 23%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.35, -7.09, -10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.35, 12.7, 236.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.712, 39.831, 53.374)`
Decimal	`9481916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AEBC, 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 #90AEBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AEBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #90AEBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90aebc; }
.text { color: #90aebc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90aebc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 174 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90aebc, #9098bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #90AEBC?: #90AEBC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90AEBC?: The RGB value is 144, 174, 188: 144 red, 174 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AEBC?: The complementary color is #BC9E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AEBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.