What color is #90B3AD?

#90B3AD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90B3AD?

The RGB value is 144, 179, 173: 144 red, 179 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90B3AD?

The complementary color is #B39096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90B3AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90B3AD color

#90B3AD rgb(144, 179, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #90B3AD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 70.2% green and 67.8% blue (144, 179, 173).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#90B3AD color codes

HEX	`#90B3AD`
RGB	`rgb(144, 179, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 70.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.31, -13.07, -0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.31, 13.1, 183.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.162, 41.185, 45.624)`
Decimal	`9483181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90B3AD, 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 #90B3AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90B3AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #90B3AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90b3ad; }
.text { color: #90b3ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90b3ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 179 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90b3ad, #90a7b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #90B3AD?: #90B3AD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90B3AD?: The RGB value is 144, 179, 173: 144 red, 179 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90B3AD?: The complementary color is #B39096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90B3AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.