What color is #90AF7B?

#90AF7B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90AF7B?

The RGB value is 144, 175, 123: 144 red, 175 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90AF7B?

The complementary color is #9A7BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AF7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90AF7B color

#90AF7B rgb(144, 175, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #90AF7B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 68.6% green and 48.2% blue (144, 175, 123).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lush Fields (#88AA77), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#90AF7B color codes

HEX	`#90AF7B`
RGB	`rgb(144, 175, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 68.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 30%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 30%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.03, -20.26, 23.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.03, 30.86, 131.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.406, 38.019, 24.471)`
Decimal	`9482107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AF7B, 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 #90AF7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AF7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #90AF7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90af7b; }
.text { color: #90af7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90af7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 175 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90af7b, #7baf80); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90AF7B?: #90AF7B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90AF7B?: The RGB value is 144, 175, 123: 144 red, 175 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AF7B?: The complementary color is #9A7BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AF7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.