What color is #90AF9B?

#90AF9B 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 #90AF9B?

The RGB value is 144, 175, 155: 144 red, 175 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90AF9B?

The complementary color is #AF90A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AF9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90AF9B color

#90AF9B rgb(144, 175, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #90AF9B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 68.6% green and 60.8% blue (144, 175, 155).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#90AF9B color codes

HEX	`#90AF9B`
RGB	`rgb(144, 175, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 68.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.72, -14.65, 6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.72, 16.13, 155.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.746, 38.955, 36.798)`
Decimal	`9482139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AF9B, 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 #90AF9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AF9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #90AF9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90af9b; }
.text { color: #90af9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90af9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 175 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90af9b, #90afaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #90AF9B?: #90AF9B 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 #90AF9B?: The RGB value is 144, 175, 155: 144 red, 175 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AF9B?: The complementary color is #AF90A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AF9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.