What color is #90B889?

#90B889 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 #90B889?

The RGB value is 144, 184, 137: 144 red, 184 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90B889?

The complementary color is #B189B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90B889?

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.

#90B889 color

#90B889 rgb(144, 184, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #90B889 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 72.2% green and 53.7% blue (144, 184, 137).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#90B889 color codes

HEX	`#90B889`
RGB	`rgb(144, 184, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 72.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 26%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.88, -22.51, 19.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.88, 29.86, 138.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.156, 42.016, 30.025)`
Decimal	`9484425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90B889, 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 #90B889	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90B889 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 #90B889 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90b889; }
.text { color: #90b889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90b889; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 184 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90b889, #89b89a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90B889?: #90B889 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 #90B889?: The RGB value is 144, 184, 137: 144 red, 184 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90B889?: The complementary color is #B189B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90B889?: 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.