What color is #90D9A2?

#90D9A2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jovial Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90D9A2?

The RGB value is 144, 217, 162: 144 red, 217 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90D9A2?

The complementary color is #D990C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90D9A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90D9A2 color

#90D9A2 rgb(144, 217, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #90D9A2 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 85.1% green and 63.5% blue (144, 217, 162).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 49% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Jovial Jade (#88DDAA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#90D9A2 color codes

HEX	`#90D9A2`
RGB	`rgb(144, 217, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 85.1%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 49%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 34%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 25%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.83, -34.02, 20.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.83, 39.49, 149.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.834, 58.161, 43.145)`
Decimal	`9492898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90D9A2, 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 #90D9A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90D9A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #90D9A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90d9a2; }
.text { color: #90d9a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90d9a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 217 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90d9a2, #90d9c7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90D9A2?: #90D9A2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jovial Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90D9A2?: The RGB value is 144, 217, 162: 144 red, 217 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90D9A2?: The complementary color is #D990C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90D9A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.