What color is #90BD8C?

#90BD8C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90BD8C?

The RGB value is 144, 189, 140: 144 red, 189 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90BD8C?

The complementary color is #B98CBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90BD8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90BD8C color

#90BD8C rgb(144, 189, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #90BD8C is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 74.1% green and 54.9% blue (144, 189, 140).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#90BD8C color codes

HEX	`#90BD8C`
RGB	`rgb(144, 189, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 74.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 26%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.37, -24.49, 20.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.37, 31.65, 140.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.432, 44.217, 31.526)`
Decimal	`9485708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90BD8C, 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 #90BD8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90BD8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #90BD8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90bd8c; }
.text { color: #90bd8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90bd8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 189 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90bd8c, #8cbda1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90BD8C?: #90BD8C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90BD8C?: The RGB value is 144, 189, 140: 144 red, 189 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90BD8C?: The complementary color is #B98CBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90BD8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.