What color is #90BC92?

#90BC92 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 #90BC92?

The RGB value is 144, 188, 146: 144 red, 188 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90BC92?

The complementary color is #BC90BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90BC92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90BC92 color

#90BC92 rgb(144, 188, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #90BC92 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 73.7% green and 57.3% blue (144, 188, 146).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#90BC92 color codes

HEX	`#90BC92`
RGB	`rgb(144, 188, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 73.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 23%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 22%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.21, -22.95, 16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.21, 28.32, 144.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.672, 43.97, 33.849)`
Decimal	`9485458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90BC92, 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 #90BC92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90BC92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #90BC92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90bc92; }
.text { color: #90bc92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90bc92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 188 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90bc92, #90bca8); }

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Questions

What color is #90BC92?: #90BC92 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 #90BC92?: The RGB value is 144, 188, 146: 144 red, 188 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90BC92?: The complementary color is #BC90BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90BC92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.