What color is #90BBAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #90BBAE?

The RGB value is 144, 187, 174: 144 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90BBAE?

The complementary color is #BB909D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90BBAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90BBAE color

#90BBAE rgb(144, 187, 174)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 73.3% green and 68.2% blue (144, 187, 174).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#90BBAE color codes

HEX	`#90BBAE`
RGB	`rgb(144, 187, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 73.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.58, -17.02, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.58, 17.12, 173.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.91, 44.525, 46.686)`
Decimal	`9485230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90BBAE, 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 #90BBAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90BBAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #90BBAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90bbae; }
.text { color: #90bbae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90bbae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 187 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90bbae, #90b3bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #90BBAE?: #90BBAE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90BBAE?: The RGB value is 144, 187, 174: 144 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90BBAE?: The complementary color is #BB909D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90BBAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.