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#90B186 Color

#90B186 is rgb(144, 177, 134) in RGB, hsl(106, 22%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 24%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#90B186
HEX#90B186
RGBrgb(144, 177, 134)
HSLhsl(106, 22%, 61%)
HSVhsv(106, 24%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 24%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.071 138.5)
LABlab(68.87% -17.85 18.23)
LCHlch(68.87% 25.52 134.40)

What #90B186 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #90B186, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.44Sage#9CAF88ΔE 5.7Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.06Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.65Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 11.49Russian Green#679267ΔE 13.04

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#90B186 Channel Values

How #90B186 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 144 · G 177 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 22% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 24% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.38:1 vs white · 8.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #90B186 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #90B186 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #90B186

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #90B186; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#90B186
Complementary
#A786B1
Analogous
#A6B186
Analogous
#86B191
Triadic
#8690B1
Triadic
#B18690
Split comp.
#9186B1
Split comp.
#B186A6

Tints & Shades of #90B186

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9EBB95
#AFC7A8
#BDD1B7
#CCDBC7
#DAE5D7
#EBF1E9

Shades

#79A26D
#658C5A
#53734A
#3F5738
#2D3E28
#1B2518

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #90B186.

How #90B186 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#90B186
Protanopia#ACAC86
Protanomaly#A2AE86
Deuteranopia#A7A787
Deuteranomaly#9EAB87
Tritanopia#96ACAC
Tritanomaly#94AE9E
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #90B186 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-90b186: #90B186;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #90B186;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-90b186': '#90B186' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.694, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_90b186">#90B186</color>
SVG fillfill="#90B186"

More Green Colors

#90B186 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#90B186 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #90B186?

#90B186 is a light green — rgb(144, 177, 134) in RGB and hsl(106, 22%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #90B186?

#90B186 is rgb(144, 177, 134) — red 144, green 177, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #90B186?

#90B186 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 24%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #90B186 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #90B186 scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #90B186 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #90B186 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 5.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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