Avocado Color
Avocado is a olive color with hex code #90B134. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with avocado, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Avocado Color Values
What Does Avocado Mean?
Avocado belongs to the olive family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Avocado sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Avocado is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: strong yellow green, #7E9F2E). It is also known as Avocado Toast.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Avocado
Avocado and #5534B2 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #B29434 and #51B234, which sit beside avocado on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair avocado with triadic partners #3490B2 and #B23490. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Booger —
#9BB53C(Delta E 4) - Avocado Green —
#87A922(Delta E 4) - Sushi —
#87AB39(Delta E 5) - Icky Green —
#8FAE22(Delta E 5) - Sick Green —
#9DB92C(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #90B134; }
.background { background-color: #90B134; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90B134; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #90B13440; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for avocado?
Avocado has the hex code #90B134. In RGB notation it is rgb(144, 177, 52), in HSL it is hsl(76, 55%, 45%), and its OKLCH value is 0.712, 0.153, 123.2.
What does the color avocado mean?
Olive-family colors like avocado carry distinct psychological associations. Avocado belongs to the olive family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Avocado sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with avocado?
Avocado has three easy routes: its complement #5534B2 for punch, its neighbors #B29434 and #51B234 for something calmer, or triadic partners #3490B2 and #B23490 when you want energy.
Is avocado a standard web color?
No — Avocado is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #90B134 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make avocado lighter or darker?
To lighten avocado, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #EEF5DB (lightest tint) to #1A2009 (darkest shade).
About Avocado
Avocado is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Olive hue family. It has alternative names including Avocado Toast. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #90B134 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.