Captain America is definitely blue, or possibly even white. I don't think he'd have any trouble wielding a green ring ("I could do this all day!"), but his schtick has always been about doing the right thing, even when it's hard, and giving the little guy the courage to fight back.
Iron Man is a little more difficult. He's shown he's indifferent to money in only the way a super-rich man can be, so I don't think he'd go orange. But he's shown he's all about using a show of force to make people behave, which makes me think a yellow lantern is probably most appropriate for him. Like Captain America he could probably use a green lantern, but he'd be much better with a yellow lantern.
The temptation is to give Hulk the red ring without question, but it's important to look at this version of Hulk. Banner is all about deep personal control, about always remaining in control of the Hulk. And when he turns into the Hulk, he isn't the mindless rage monster we see in some comic versions. I think Hulk has to go green. What characterizes him is his iron control, not the total release of rage.
Black Widow would probably wield the violet ring, not just because she's as woman, but because her specialty isn't combat but spying. She's trained primarily in emotional manipulation and seduction, which are the key abilities of the Star Sapphires. She could also conceibably wear the yellow ring for similar reasons, though she'd be more powerful with the violet ring.
Hawkeye would also be a rare male violet lantern. Also trained as a spy and thus adept at emotional manipulation, he is the only Avenger with a close family and spouse, something he's mentioned as part of the reason for what he does; his love for his family would make him especially powerful with the violet ring. Given their shared affinity for the violet ring, it's not surprising that he and Black Widow would become close.
Ant-Man could conceivably wear any number of different rings, like the blue, green, indigo, and possible even red and orange (before he became Ant-Man), but he has no strong motivations in any direction, and of all the Avengers I think he's probably the one least likely to pick up any ring. If I was forced at gunpoint to choose just one ring, I'd probably put him in indigo; his redemption story from criminal to superhero resonates with the indigo emotional spectrum.
Vision couldn't wear a ring. I think there's canon for mechanical intelligence being unable to use the power rings. He would probably resonate most strongly with indigo, but my feeling is a synthezoid couldn't use a ring (or lantern or staff).
Thor would wear the red power ring early in his career, but the more recent, matured Thor we see by the time of Ragnarok has become more determined than just blindly vengeful and aggressive, so I think he's shifted into a green lantern from red.
Spider-Man might seem to be an obvious blue lantern, but I think he's actually indigo tribe. His primary motivation, as repeated over and over again in every Spider-Man film, is about great power bearing great responsibility. This is because his selfishness resulted in the death of Uncle Ben and his subsequent complete transformation into someone determined to stick up for the little guy. This is the very heart of the indigo spectrum, the repenting of old sins to be replaced by compassion for others.
War Machine is all about military discipline, about using regimented authority to keep a steel boot on evil. He would fit into both green and yellow, like Iron Man, but since his role is to be a foil for Iron Man, and since Iron Man would lean more to yellow, I'm inclined to say War Machine leans more to green.
Falcon is a military man like War Machine, but is far more inclined to break the rules, especially for a friend or ally. It's important to remember that Falcon was primarily a medic sent in to rescue people rather than a fighter, so yellow is definitely not the right ring for him. Either blue or indigo could work for him, but I'd be inclined to go with indigo because he's less concerned with inspiring people than with saving them.
Nick Fury is an interesting case. My initial reaction was to say he's unquestionably yellow, given his willingness to use any level of underhanded skullduggery to maintain order, but we've seen that his real motivation is about control. He trusts absolutely no one, and spends his entire life in a state of total paranoia, always prepared for nearly every eventuality. This I think makes him a prime candidate for the orange ring. He's not necessarily greedy for wealth, but he's greedy for power and authority, wanting no one but him to hold all the cards.
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