What color is #90B5AD?

#90B5AD 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 #90B5AD?

The RGB value is 144, 181, 173: 144 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90B5AD?

The complementary color is #B59098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90B5AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90B5AD color

#90B5AD rgb(144, 181, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #90B5AD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 71% green and 67.8% blue (144, 181, 173).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#90B5AD color codes

HEX	`#90B5AD`
RGB	`rgb(144, 181, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 71%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.87, -14.12, -0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.87, 14.12, 180.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.566, 41.993, 45.759)`
Decimal	`9483693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90B5AD, 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 #90B5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90B5AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #90B5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90b5ad; }
.text { color: #90b5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90b5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 181 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90b5ad, #90aab5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #90B5AD?: #90B5AD 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 #90B5AD?: The RGB value is 144, 181, 173: 144 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90B5AD?: The complementary color is #B59098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90B5AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.