What color is #90B58E?

#90B58E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90B58E?

The RGB value is 144, 181, 142: 144 red, 181 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90B58E?

The complementary color is #B38EB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90B58E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90B58E color

#90B58E rgb(144, 181, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #90B58E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 71% green and 55.7% blue (144, 181, 142).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#90B58E color codes

HEX	`#90B58E`
RGB	`rgb(144, 181, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 71%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 22%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.13, -20.14, 15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.13, 25.64, 141.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.907, 40.929, 31.752)`
Decimal	`9483662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90B58E, 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 #90B58E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90B58E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #90B58E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90b58e; }
.text { color: #90b58e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90b58e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 181 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90b58e, #8eb5a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90B58E?: #90B58E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90B58E?: The RGB value is 144, 181, 142: 144 red, 181 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90B58E?: The complementary color is #B38EB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90B58E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.