What color is #90CAA6?

#90CAA6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90CAA6?

The RGB value is 144, 202, 166: 144 red, 202 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90CAA6?

The complementary color is #CA90B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90CAA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90CAA6 color

#90CAA6 rgb(144, 202, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #90CAA6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 79.2% green and 65.1% blue (144, 202, 166).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 35% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#90CAA6 color codes

HEX	`#90CAA6`
RGB	`rgb(144, 202, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 79.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 35%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 29%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 18%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.63, -26.14, 12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.63, 28.78, 155.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.503, 50.922, 43.816)`
Decimal	`9489062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90CAA6, 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 #90CAA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90CAA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	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 #90CAA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90caa6; }
.text { color: #90caa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90caa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 202 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90caa6, #90cac3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #90CAA6?: #90CAA6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90CAA6?: The RGB value is 144, 202, 166: 144 red, 202 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90CAA6?: The complementary color is #CA90B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90CAA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.