Recognised as Colour
#90AFAF
- #90AFAF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#90AFAF is a cyan with RGB values 144, 175, 175 and HSL 180°, 16%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#90AFAF#90AFAF
HEX#90AFAF
RGBrgb(144, 175, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.6863, 0.6863
RGB percentages56.5%, 68.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(180, 16.2%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 17.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK17.7%, 0%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,482,159
CSS custom property--colour: #90AFAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#6F5050
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AF9090
Analogous#90AFA0, #90A0AF
Triadic#AF90AF, #AFAF90
Split complementary#AF90A0, #AFA090
Tetradic#A090AF, #AF9090, #A0AF90
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R144
G175
B175
Red144 (56.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)16.23%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 90 · G AF · B AF
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