What color is #90AF87?

#90AF87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90AF87?

The RGB value is 144, 175, 135: 144 red, 175 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90AF87?

The complementary color is #A687AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AF87?

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.

#90AF87 color

#90AF87 rgb(144, 175, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #90AF87 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 68.6% green and 52.9% blue (144, 175, 135).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#90AF87 color codes

HEX	`#90AF87`
RGB	`rgb(144, 175, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 68.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.27, -18.3, 17.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.27, 25.05, 136.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.204, 38.338, 28.673)`
Decimal	`9482119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AF87, 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 #90AF87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AF87 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 #90AF87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90af87; }
.text { color: #90af87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90af87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 175 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90af87, #87af92); }

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Questions

What color is #90AF87?: #90AF87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90AF87?: The RGB value is 144, 175, 135: 144 red, 175 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AF87?: The complementary color is #A687AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AF87?: 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.