What color is #90B681?

#90B681 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90B681?

The RGB value is 144, 182, 129: 144 red, 182 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90B681?

The complementary color is #A781B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90B681?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90B681 color

#90B681 rgb(144, 182, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #90B681 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 71.4% green and 50.6% blue (144, 182, 129).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 27% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#90B681 color codes

HEX	`#90B681`
RGB	`rgb(144, 182, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 71.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 27%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 29%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 29%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.15, -22.83, 22.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.15, 32.36, 134.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.191, 40.969, 26.976)`
Decimal	`9483905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90B681, 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 #90B681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90B681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #90B681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90b681; }
.text { color: #90b681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90b681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 182 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90b681, #81b68d); }

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Questions

What color is #90B681?: #90B681 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90B681?: The RGB value is 144, 182, 129: 144 red, 182 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90B681?: The complementary color is #A781B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90B681?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.