What color is #90C387?

#90C387 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90C387?

The RGB value is 144, 195, 135: 144 red, 195 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90C387?

The complementary color is #BA87C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90C387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90C387 color

#90C387 rgb(144, 195, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #90C387 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 76.5% green and 52.9% blue (144, 195, 135).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#90C387 color codes

HEX	`#90C387`
RGB	`rgb(144, 195, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 76.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 31%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74, -28.24, 24.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74, 37.67, 138.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.389, 46.708, 30.068)`
Decimal	`9487239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90C387, 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 #90C387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90C387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #90C387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90c387; }
.text { color: #90c387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90c387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 195 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90c387, #87c39c); }

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Questions

What color is #90C387?: #90C387 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90C387?: The RGB value is 144, 195, 135: 144 red, 195 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90C387?: The complementary color is #BA87C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90C387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.