Solution:

Let the smaller angle be $x.$ Then, the larger angle is $\frac 54 x.$ Note that their sum is $\frac 94 x.$

Their complements are then $90-x$ and $90 - \frac 54x.$ Since $90-x$ is larger than $90-\frac 54 x,$ we know $$\begin{align*}90 -x &= 2\left(90 - \frac 54 x\right) \\90-x&= 180-\frac 52 x\\x&=60.\end{align*}$$

Therefore, the sum is $$\dfrac 94 \cdot 60=135.$$

Thus, the correct answer is C .