Recognised as Colour
#90AAA0
- #90AAA0
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#90AAA0 is a cyan with RGB values 144, 170, 160 and HSL 157°, 13%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#90AAA0#90AAA0
HEX#90AAA0
RGBrgb(144, 170, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.6667, 0.6275
RGB percentages56.5%, 66.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(156.9, 13.3%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.9, 15.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK15.3%, 0%, 5.9%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,480,864
CSS custom property--colour: #90AAA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#6F555F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA909A
Analogous#90AA93, #90A7AA
Triadic#A090AA, #AAA090
Split complementary#AA90A7, #AA9390
Tetradic#9390AA, #AA909A, #A7AA90
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R144
G170
B160
Red144 (56.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue156.92°
Saturation (HSL)13.27%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 90 · G AA · B A0
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