What color is #90BE60?

#90BE60 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Makin It Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90BE60?

The RGB value is 144, 190, 96: 144 red, 190 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90BE60?

The complementary color is #8E60BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90BE60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90BE60 color

#90BE60 rgb(144, 190, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #90BE60 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 74.5% green and 37.6% blue (144, 190, 96).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 42% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Makin It Rain (#88BB55), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#90BE60 color codes

HEX	`#90BE60`
RGB	`rgb(144, 190, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 74.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 42%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 49%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 49%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.96, -31.21, 42.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.96, 52.58, 126.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.026, 43.6, 17.792)`
Decimal	`9485920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90BE60, 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 #90BE60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90BE60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #90BE60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90be60; }
.text { color: #90be60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90be60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 190 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90be60, #61be60); }

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Questions

What color is #90BE60?: #90BE60 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Makin It Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90BE60?: The RGB value is 144, 190, 96: 144 red, 190 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90BE60?: The complementary color is #8E60BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90BE60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.