What color is #90C3B8?

#90C3B8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90C3B8?

The RGB value is 144, 195, 184: 144 red, 195 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90C3B8?

The complementary color is #C3909B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90C3B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90C3B8 color

#90C3B8 rgb(144, 195, 184)

Shades of teal

The hex color #90C3B8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 76.5% green and 72.2% blue (144, 195, 184).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 30% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Seaborn (#85C2B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#90C3B8 color codes

HEX	`#90C3B8`
RGB	`rgb(144, 195, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 76.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 30%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 26%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 6%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.09, -18.97, 0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.09, 18.97, 179.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.666, 48.418, 52.594)`
Decimal	`9487288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90C3B8, 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 #90C3B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90C3B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #90C3B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90c3b8; }
.text { color: #90c3b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90c3b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 195 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90c3b8, #90b4c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #90C3B8?: #90C3B8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90C3B8?: The RGB value is 144, 195, 184: 144 red, 195 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90C3B8?: The complementary color is #C3909B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90C3B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.