What color is #90B6B7?

#90B6B7 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90B6B7?

The RGB value is 144, 182, 183: 144 red, 182 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90B6B7?

The complementary color is #B79190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90B6B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90B6B7 color

#90B6B7 rgb(144, 182, 183)

Shades of teal

The hex color #90B6B7 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 71.4% green and 71.8% blue (144, 182, 183).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#90B6B7 color codes

HEX	`#90B6B7`
RGB	`rgb(144, 182, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 71.4%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 1%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.42, -12.48, -4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.42, 13.34, 200.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.774, 42.803, 51.115)`
Decimal	`9483959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90B6B7, 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 #90B6B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90B6B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	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 #90B6B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90b6b7; }
.text { color: #90b6b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90b6b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 182 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90b6b7, #90a3b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #90B6B7?: #90B6B7 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90B6B7?: The RGB value is 144, 182, 183: 144 red, 182 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90B6B7?: The complementary color is #B79190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90B6B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.