What color is #90E6B5?

#90E6B5 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Seafoam Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90E6B5?

The RGB value is 144, 230, 181: 144 red, 230 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90E6B5?

The complementary color is #E690C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90E6B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90E6B5 color

#90E6B5 rgb(144, 230, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #90E6B5 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 90.2% green and 71% blue (144, 230, 181).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 63% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Green (#93E9BE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#90E6B5 color codes

HEX	`#90E6B5`
RGB	`rgb(144, 230, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 90.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 63%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 37%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 21%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.92, -36.47, 15.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.92, 39.75, 156.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.136, 65.856, 53.882)`
Decimal	`9496245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90E6B5, 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 #90E6B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90E6B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	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 #90E6B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90e6b5; }
.text { color: #90e6b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90e6b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 230 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90e6b5, #90e6e0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #90E6B5?: #90E6B5 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Seafoam Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90E6B5?: The RGB value is 144, 230, 181: 144 red, 230 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90E6B5?: The complementary color is #E690C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90E6B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.