What color is #90D790?

#90D790 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90D790?

The RGB value is 144, 215, 144: 144 red, 215 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90D790?

The complementary color is #D790D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90D790?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90D790 color

#90D790 rgb(144, 215, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #90D790 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 84.3% green and 56.5% blue (144, 215, 144).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 47% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Leek (#98D98E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#90D790 color codes

HEX	`#90D790`
RGB	`rgb(144, 215, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 84.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 47%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 33%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 33%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.92, -36.17, 28.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.92, 45.86, 142.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.834, 56.542, 35.142)`
Decimal	`9492368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90D790, 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 #90D790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90D790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #90D790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90d790; }
.text { color: #90d790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90d790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 215 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90d790, #90d7b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Green.

Questions

What color is #90D790?: #90D790 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90D790?: The RGB value is 144, 215, 144: 144 red, 215 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90D790?: The complementary color is #D790D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90D790?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.