What color is #90B9A8?

#90B9A8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90B9A8?

The RGB value is 144, 185, 168: 144 red, 185 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90B9A8?

The complementary color is #B990A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90B9A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90B9A8 color

#90B9A8 rgb(144, 185, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #90B9A8 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 72.5% green and 65.9% blue (144, 185, 168).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#90B9A8 color codes

HEX	`#90B9A8`
RGB	`rgb(144, 185, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 72.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.86, -17.23, 4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.86, 17.72, 166.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.916, 43.453, 43.533)`
Decimal	`9484712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90B9A8, 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 #90B9A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90B9A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #90B9A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90b9a8; }
.text { color: #90b9a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90b9a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 185 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90b9a8, #90b5b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #90B9A8?: #90B9A8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90B9A8?: The RGB value is 144, 185, 168: 144 red, 185 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90B9A8?: The complementary color is #B990A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90B9A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.