What color is #90B4AE?

#90B4AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90B4AE?

The RGB value is 144, 180, 174: 144 red, 180 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90B4AE?

The complementary color is #B49096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90B4AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90B4AE color

#90B4AE rgb(144, 180, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #90B4AE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 70.6% green and 68.2% blue (144, 180, 174).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#90B4AE color codes

HEX	`#90B4AE`
RGB	`rgb(144, 180, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 70.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.61, -13.38, -0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.61, 13.42, 184.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.461, 41.627, 46.203)`
Decimal	`9483438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90B4AE, 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 #90B4AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90B4AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #90B4AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90b4ae; }
.text { color: #90b4ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90b4ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 180 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90b4ae, #90a8b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #90B4AE?: #90B4AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90B4AE?: The RGB value is 144, 180, 174: 144 red, 180 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90B4AE?: The complementary color is #B49096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90B4AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.