What color is #90B796?

#90B796 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90B796?

The RGB value is 144, 183, 150: 144 red, 183 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90B796?

The complementary color is #B790B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90B796?

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.

#90B796 color

#90B796 rgb(144, 183, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #90B796 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 71.8% green and 58.8% blue (144, 183, 150).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#90B796 color codes

HEX	`#90B796`
RGB	`rgb(144, 183, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 71.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 18%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.87, -19.71, 12.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.87, 23.37, 147.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.939, 41.997, 35.166)`
Decimal	`9484182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90B796, 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 #90B796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90B796 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 #90B796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90b796; }
.text { color: #90b796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90b796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 183 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90b796, #90b7aa); }

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Questions

What color is #90B796?: #90B796 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90B796?: The RGB value is 144, 183, 150: 144 red, 183 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90B796?: The complementary color is #B790B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90B796?: 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.