What color is #90B1BB?

#90B1BB 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 #90B1BB?

The RGB value is 144, 177, 187: 144 red, 177 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90B1BB?

The complementary color is #BB9A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90B1BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90B1BB color

#90B1BB rgb(144, 177, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90B1BB is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 69.4% green and 73.3% blue (144, 177, 187).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#90B1BB color codes

HEX	`#90B1BB`
RGB	`rgb(144, 177, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 69.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 5%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.15, -8.93, -8.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.15, 12.53, 224.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.191, 40.96, 53.003)`
Decimal	`9482683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90B1BB, 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 #90B1BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90B1BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #90B1BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90b1bb; }
.text { color: #90b1bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90b1bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 177 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90b1bb, #909bbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #90B1BB?: #90B1BB 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 #90B1BB?: The RGB value is 144, 177, 187: 144 red, 177 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90B1BB?: The complementary color is #BB9A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90B1BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.