Recognised as Colour
#90A29C
- #90A29C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#90A29C is a cyan with RGB values 144, 162, 156 and HSL 160°, 9%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#90A29C#90A29C
HEX#90A29C
RGBrgb(144, 162, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.6353, 0.6118
RGB percentages56.5%, 63.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(160, 8.8%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 11.1%, 63.5%)
CMYK11.1%, 0%, 3.7%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,478,812
CSS custom property--colour: #90A29C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#6F5D63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A29096
Analogous#90A293, #909FA2
Triadic#9C90A2, #A29C90
Split complementary#A2909F, #A29390
Tetradic#9390A2, #A29096, #9FA290
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R144
G162
B156
Red144 (56.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)8.82%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 90 · G A2 · B 9C
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