What color is #90B1B5?

#90B1B5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90B1B5?

The RGB value is 144, 177, 181: 144 red, 177 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90B1B5?

The complementary color is #B59490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90B1B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90B1B5 color

#90B1B5 rgb(144, 177, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90B1B5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 69.4% green and 71% blue (144, 177, 181).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#90B1B5 color codes

HEX	`#90B1B5`
RGB	`rgb(144, 177, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 69.4%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 2%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.97, -10.28, -5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.97, 11.78, 209.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.562, 40.709, 49.691)`
Decimal	`9482677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90B1B5, 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 #90B1B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90B1B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #90B1B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90b1b5; }
.text { color: #90b1b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90b1b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 177 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90b1b5, #909fb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #90B1B5?: #90B1B5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90B1B5?: The RGB value is 144, 177, 181: 144 red, 177 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90B1B5?: The complementary color is #B59490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90B1B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.