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#90C58C Color

#90C58C is rgb(144, 197, 140) in RGB, hsl(116, 33%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 29%, 23%) 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 7.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#90C58C
HEX#90C58C
RGBrgb(144, 197, 140)
HSLhsl(116, 33%, 66%)
HSVhsv(116, 29%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 29%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.097 142.9)
LABlab(74.71% -26.31 22.91)
LCHlch(74.71% 34.88 138.95)

What #90C58C 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 #90C58C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.05Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.14Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.62Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.05Olivine#9AB973ΔE 11.45Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 11.67

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

#90C58C Channel Values

How #90C58C 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 197 · B 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 116° · S 33% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 116° · S 29% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #90C58C 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #90C58C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #90C58C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #90C58C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#90C58C
Complementary
#C18CC5
Analogous
#ACC58C
Analogous
#8CC5A4
Triadic
#8C90C5
Triadic
#C58C90
Split comp.
#A48CC5
Split comp.
#C58CAC

Tints & Shades of #90C58C

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

#A0CD9D
#ADD4AA
#BDDDBB
#CBE4C9
#DBECDA
#E8F3E7

Shades

#72B66D
#57A352
#478443
#386935
#284B26
#182C16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #90C58C.

How #90C58C 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#90C58C
Protanopia#BDBD8C
Protanomaly#ADC08C
Deuteranopia#B6B68E
Deuteranomaly#A8BC8D
Tritanopia#99BFBF
Tritanomaly#95C1AD
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #90C58C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-90c58c: #90C58C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #90C58C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-90c58c': '#90C58C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.773, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_90c58c">#90C58C</color>
SVG fillfill="#90C58C"

More Green Colors

#90C58C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#90C58C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #90C58C?

#90C58C is a light green — rgb(144, 197, 140) in RGB and hsl(116, 33%, 66%) 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 7.05.

What is the RGB value of #90C58C?

#90C58C is rgb(144, 197, 140) — red 144, green 197, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #90C58C?

#90C58C converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 29%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #90C58C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #90C58C scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #90C58C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #90C58C 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 7.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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