What color is #90E5AA?

#90E5AA is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jovial Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90E5AA?

The RGB value is 144, 229, 170: 144 red, 229 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90E5AA?

The complementary color is #E590CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90E5AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90E5AA color

#90E5AA rgb(144, 229, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #90E5AA is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 89.8% green and 66.7% blue (144, 229, 170).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 62% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Jovial Jade (#88DDAA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#90E5AA color codes

HEX	`#90E5AA`
RGB	`rgb(144, 229, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 89.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 62%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 37%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 26%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.42, -38.07, 20.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.42, 43.4, 151.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.774, 64.867, 48.078)`
Decimal	`9495978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90E5AA, 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 #90E5AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90E5AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	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 #90E5AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90e5aa; }
.text { color: #90e5aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90e5aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 229 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90e5aa, #90e5d5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90E5AA?: #90E5AA is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jovial Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90E5AA?: The RGB value is 144, 229, 170: 144 red, 229 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90E5AA?: The complementary color is #E590CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90E5AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.