What color is #90D165?

#90D165 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Fairy Tale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90D165?

The RGB value is 144, 209, 101: 144 red, 209 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90D165?

The complementary color is #A665D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90D165?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90D165 color

#90D165 rgb(144, 209, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #90D165 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 82% green and 39.6% blue (144, 209, 101).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 54% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Tale Green (#88CC55), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#90D165 color codes

HEX	`#90D165`
RGB	`rgb(144, 209, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 82%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 54%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 52%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 52%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.56, -39.35, 46.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.56, 61.04, 130.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.65, 52.468, 20.506)`
Decimal	`9490789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90D165, 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 #90D165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90D165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	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 #90D165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90d165; }
.text { color: #90d165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90d165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 209 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90d165, #65d170); }

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Questions

What color is #90D165?: #90D165 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Fairy Tale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90D165?: The RGB value is 144, 209, 101: 144 red, 209 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90D165?: The complementary color is #A665D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90D165?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.