What color is #90B0B8?

#90B0B8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90B0B8?

The RGB value is 144, 176, 184: 144 red, 176 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90B0B8?

The complementary color is #B89890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90B0B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90B0B8 color

#90B0B8 rgb(144, 176, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90B0B8 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 69% green and 72.2% blue (144, 176, 184).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#90B0B8 color codes

HEX	`#90B0B8`
RGB	`rgb(144, 176, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 69%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 22%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 4%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.78, -9.07, -7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.78, 11.89, 220.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.676, 40.439, 51.264)`
Decimal	`9482424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90B0B8, 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 #90B0B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90B0B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #90B0B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90b0b8; }
.text { color: #90b0b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90b0b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 176 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90b0b8, #909cb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #90B0B8?: #90B0B8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90B0B8?: The RGB value is 144, 176, 184: 144 red, 176 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90B0B8?: The complementary color is #B89890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90B0B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.