What color is #90AFAA?

#90AFAA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90AFAA?

The RGB value is 144, 175, 170: 144 red, 175 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90AFAA?

The complementary color is #AF9095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90AFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90AFAA color

#90AFAA rgb(144, 175, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 68.6% green and 66.7% blue (144, 175, 170).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#90AFAA color codes

HEX	`#90AFAA`
RGB	`rgb(144, 175, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 68.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.11, -11.6, -0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.11, 11.64, 184.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.085, 39.49, 43.849)`
Decimal	`9482154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90AFAA, 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 #90AFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90AFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #90AFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90afaa; }
.text { color: #90afaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90afaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 175 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90afaa, #90a5af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #90AFAA?: #90AFAA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90AFAA?: The RGB value is 144, 175, 170: 144 red, 175 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90AFAA?: The complementary color is #AF9095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90AFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.