What color is #90BCA8?

#90BCA8 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 #90BCA8?

The RGB value is 144, 188, 168: 144 red, 188 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90BCA8?

The complementary color is #BC90A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90BCA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90BCA8 color

#90BCA8 rgb(144, 188, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #90BCA8 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 73.7% green and 65.9% blue (144, 188, 168).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#90BCA8 color codes

HEX	`#90BCA8`
RGB	`rgb(144, 188, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 73.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 23%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.71, -18.76, 5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.71, 19.52, 164.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.551, 44.722, 43.745)`
Decimal	`9485480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90BCA8, 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 #90BCA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90BCA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #90BCA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90bca8; }
.text { color: #90bca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90bca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 188 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90bca8, #90babc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #90BCA8?: #90BCA8 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 #90BCA8?: The RGB value is 144, 188, 168: 144 red, 188 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90BCA8?: The complementary color is #BC90A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90BCA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.