What color is #90BFAF?

#90BFAF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90BFAF?

The RGB value is 144, 191, 175: 144 red, 191 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90BFAF?

The complementary color is #BF90A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90BFAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90BFAF color

#90BFAF rgb(144, 191, 175)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 74.9% green and 68.6% blue (144, 191, 175).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 27% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#90BFAF color codes

HEX	`#90BFAF`
RGB	`rgb(144, 191, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 74.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 27%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.73, -18.85, 3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.73, 19.09, 170.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.868, 46.285, 47.488)`
Decimal	`9486255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90BFAF, 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 #90BFAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90BFAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #90BFAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90bfaf; }
.text { color: #90bfaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90bfaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 191 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90bfaf, #90b7bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #90BFAF?: #90BFAF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90BFAF?: The RGB value is 144, 191, 175: 144 red, 191 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90BFAF?: The complementary color is #BF90A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90BFAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.