What color is #90B18D?

#90B18D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90B18D?

The RGB value is 144, 177, 141: 144 red, 177 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90B18D?

The complementary color is #AE8DB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90B18D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90B18D color

#90B18D rgb(144, 177, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #90B18D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 69.4% green and 55.3% blue (144, 177, 141).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#90B18D color codes

HEX	`#90B18D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 177, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 69.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 20%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.97, -18.28, 14.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.97, 23.52, 141.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.03, 39.296, 31.091)`
Decimal	`9482637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90B18D, 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 #90B18D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90B18D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #90B18D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90b18d; }
.text { color: #90b18d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90b18d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 177 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90b18d, #8db19c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90B18D?: #90B18D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90B18D?: The RGB value is 144, 177, 141: 144 red, 177 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90B18D?: The complementary color is #AE8DB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90B18D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.