What color is #90C089?

#90C089 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 #90C089?

The RGB value is 144, 192, 137: 144 red, 192 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90C089?

The complementary color is #B989C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90C089?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90C089 color

#90C089 rgb(144, 192, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #90C089 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 75.3% green and 53.7% blue (144, 192, 137).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#90C089 color codes

HEX	`#90C089`
RGB	`rgb(144, 192, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 75.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 29%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.18, -26.46, 22.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.18, 34.9, 139.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.865, 45.434, 30.595)`
Decimal	`9486473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90C089, 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 #90C089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90C089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #90C089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90c089; }
.text { color: #90c089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90c089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 192 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90c089, #89c09d); }

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Questions

What color is #90C089?: #90C089 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 #90C089?: The RGB value is 144, 192, 137: 144 red, 192 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90C089?: The complementary color is #B989C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90C089?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.