What color is #90C15C?

#90C15C 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 #90C15C?

The RGB value is 144, 193, 92: 144 red, 193 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90C15C?

The complementary color is #8D5CC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90C15C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90C15C color

#90C15C rgb(144, 193, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #90C15C is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 75.7% green and 36.1% blue (144, 193, 92).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 45% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Makin It Rain (#88BB55), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#90C15C color codes

HEX	`#90C15C`
RGB	`rgb(144, 193, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 75.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 45%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 52%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 52%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.79, -33.05, 45.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.79, 56.04, 126.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.503, 44.841, 17.066)`
Decimal	`9486684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90C15C, 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 #90C15C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90C15C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #90C15C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90c15c; }
.text { color: #90c15c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90c15c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 193 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90c15c, #5ec15c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90C15C?: #90C15C 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 #90C15C?: The RGB value is 144, 193, 92: 144 red, 193 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90C15C?: The complementary color is #8D5CC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90C15C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.