What color is #90B08A?

#90B08A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90B08A?

The RGB value is 144, 176, 138: 144 red, 176 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90B08A?

The complementary color is #AA8AB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90B08A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90B08A color

#90B08A rgb(144, 176, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #90B08A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 69% green and 54.1% blue (144, 176, 138).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#90B08A color codes

HEX	`#90B08A`
RGB	`rgb(144, 176, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 69%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 22%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.62, -18.3, 15.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.62, 24.27, 138.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.613, 38.814, 29.866)`
Decimal	`9482378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90B08A, 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 #90B08A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90B08A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #90B08A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90b08a; }
.text { color: #90b08a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90b08a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 176 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90b08a, #8ab097); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #90B08A?: #90B08A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90B08A?: The RGB value is 144, 176, 138: 144 red, 176 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90B08A?: The complementary color is #AA8AB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90B08A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.