What color is #90B374?

#90B374 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90B374?

The RGB value is 144, 179, 116: 144 red, 179 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90B374?

The complementary color is #9774B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90B374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90B374 color

#90B374 rgb(144, 179, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #90B374 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 70.2% green and 45.5% blue (144, 179, 116).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#90B374 color codes

HEX	`#90B374`
RGB	`rgb(144, 179, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 70.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 29%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 35%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 35%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.06, -23.31, 28.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.06, 36.74, 129.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.773, 39.43, 22.509)`
Decimal	`9483124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90B374, 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 #90B374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90B374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #90B374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90b374; }
.text { color: #90b374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90b374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 179 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90b374, #74b377); }

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Questions

What color is #90B374?: #90B374 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90B374?: The RGB value is 144, 179, 116: 144 red, 179 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90B374?: The complementary color is #9774B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90B374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.