What color is #90C396?

#90C396 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 #90C396?

The RGB value is 144, 195, 150: 144 red, 195 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90C396?

The complementary color is #C390BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90C396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90C396 color

#90C396 rgb(144, 195, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #90C396 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 76.5% green and 58.8% blue (144, 195, 150).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 30% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#90C396 color codes

HEX	`#90C396`
RGB	`rgb(144, 195, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 76.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 30%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 26%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 23%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.29, -25.69, 17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.29, 31, 145.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.52, 47.16, 36.027)`
Decimal	`9487254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90C396, 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 #90C396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90C396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #90C396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90c396; }
.text { color: #90c396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90c396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 195 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90c396, #90c3af); }

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Questions

What color is #90C396?: #90C396 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 #90C396?: The RGB value is 144, 195, 150: 144 red, 195 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90C396?: The complementary color is #C390BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90C396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.