What color is #90D5C0?

#90D5C0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90D5C0?

The RGB value is 144, 213, 192: 144 red, 213 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90D5C0?

The complementary color is #D590A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90D5C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90D5C0 color

#90D5C0 rgb(144, 213, 192)

Shades of green

The hex color #90D5C0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 83.5% green and 75.3% blue (144, 213, 192).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 45% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Wintermint (#94D2BF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#90D5C0 color codes

HEX	`#90D5C0`
RGB	`rgb(144, 213, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 83.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 45%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 32%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 10%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.36, -26.2, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.36, 26.44, 172.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.807, 57.321, 58.562)`
Decimal	`9491904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90D5C0, 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 #90D5C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90D5C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #90D5C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90d5c0; }
.text { color: #90d5c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90d5c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 213 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90d5c0, #90c7d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #90D5C0?: #90D5C0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90D5C0?: The RGB value is 144, 213, 192: 144 red, 213 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90D5C0?: The complementary color is #D590A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90D5C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.