What color is #90BB72?

#90BB72 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Dollar Bill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90BB72?

The RGB value is 144, 187, 114: 144 red, 187 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90BB72?

The complementary color is #9D72BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90BB72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90BB72 color

#90BB72 rgb(144, 187, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #90BB72 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 73.3% green and 44.7% blue (144, 187, 114).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dollar Bill (#85BB65), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#90BB72 color codes

HEX	`#90BB72`
RGB	`rgb(144, 187, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 73.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 39%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.34, -27.52, 32.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.34, 42.53, 130.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.309, 42.684, 22.453)`
Decimal	`9485170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90BB72, 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 #90BB72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90BB72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #90BB72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90bb72; }
.text { color: #90bb72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90bb72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 187 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90bb72, #72bb79); }

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Questions

What color is #90BB72?: #90BB72 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Dollar Bill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90BB72?: The RGB value is 144, 187, 114: 144 red, 187 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90BB72?: The complementary color is #9D72BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90BB72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.