What color is #90CEAA?

#90CEAA 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 #90CEAA?

The RGB value is 144, 206, 170: 144 red, 206 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90CEAA?

The complementary color is #CE90B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90CEAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90CEAA color

#90CEAA rgb(144, 206, 170)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 80.8% green and 66.7% blue (144, 206, 170).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 39% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#90CEAA color codes

HEX	`#90CEAA`
RGB	`rgb(144, 206, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 80.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 39%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 30%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.86, -27.31, 11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.86, 29.69, 156.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.826, 52.972, 46.096)`
Decimal	`9490090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90CEAA, 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 #90CEAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90CEAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #90CEAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90ceaa; }
.text { color: #90ceaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90ceaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 206 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90ceaa, #90cec9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #90CEAA?: #90CEAA 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 #90CEAA?: The RGB value is 144, 206, 170: 144 red, 206 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90CEAA?: The complementary color is #CE90B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90CEAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.