What color is #90B7CC?

#90B7CC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90B7CC?

The RGB value is 144, 183, 204: 144 red, 183 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90B7CC?

The complementary color is #CCA590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90B7CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90B7CC color

#90B7CC rgb(144, 183, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #90B7CC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 71.8% green and 80% blue (144, 183, 204).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 37% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Sky (#99BDD2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#90B7CC color codes

HEX	`#90B7CC`
RGB	`rgb(144, 183, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 71.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 37%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 29%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 10%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.33, -8.15, -14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.33, 16.94, 241.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.331, 44.154, 63.565)`
Decimal	`9484236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90B7CC, 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 #90B7CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90B7CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #90B7CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90b7cc; }
.text { color: #90b7cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90b7cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 183 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90b7cc, #9099cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #90B7CC?: #90B7CC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90B7CC?: The RGB value is 144, 183, 204: 144 red, 183 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90B7CC?: The complementary color is #CCA590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90B7CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.