What color is #90AF98?

#90AF98 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 #90AF98?

The RGB value is 144, 175, 152: 144 red, 175 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90AF98?

The complementary color is #AF90A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AF98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90AF98 color

#90AF98 rgb(144, 175, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #90AF98 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 68.6% green and 59.6% blue (144, 175, 152).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#90AF98 color codes

HEX	`#90AF98`
RGB	`rgb(144, 175, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 68.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 13%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.65, -15.23, 8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.65, 17.34, 151.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.498, 38.855, 35.487)`
Decimal	`9482136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AF98, 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 #90AF98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AF98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #90AF98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90af98; }
.text { color: #90af98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90af98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 175 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90af98, #90afa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #90AF98?: #90AF98 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 #90AF98?: The RGB value is 144, 175, 152: 144 red, 175 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AF98?: The complementary color is #AF90A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AF98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.