What color is #90C099?

#90C099 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 #90C099?

The RGB value is 144, 192, 153: 144 red, 192 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90C099?

The complementary color is #C090B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90C099?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90C099 color

#90C099 rgb(144, 192, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #90C099 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 75.3% green and 60% blue (144, 192, 153).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#90C099 color codes

HEX	`#90C099`
RGB	`rgb(144, 192, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 75.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 20%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.5, -23.67, 14.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.5, 27.83, 148.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.099, 45.927, 37.094)`
Decimal	`9486489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90C099, 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 #90C099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90C099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #90C099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90c099; }
.text { color: #90c099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90c099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 192 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90c099, #90c0b1); }

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Questions

What color is #90C099?: #90C099 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 #90C099?: The RGB value is 144, 192, 153: 144 red, 192 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90C099?: The complementary color is #C090B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90C099?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.