What color is #90E4C1?

#90E4C1 is a light, moderate spring green known as Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Light Teal?

The RGB value is 144, 228, 193: 144 red, 228 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Light Teal?

The complementary color is #E490B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90E4C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Light Teal color: hex code #90E4C1

#90E4C1 rgb(144, 228, 193)

Shades of green

Light Teal has the hex code #90E4C1. It is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 89.4% green and 75.7% blue (144, 228, 193).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 61% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

Light Teal (#90E4C1) color codes

HEX	`#90E4C1`
RGB	`rgb(144, 228, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 89.4%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 61%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 37%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 15%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.62, -33.15, 9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.62, 34.37, 164.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.867, 65.263, 60.464)`
Decimal	`9495745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Light Teal, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #90E4C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90E4C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #90E4C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90e4c1; }
.text { color: #90e4c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90e4c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 228 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90e4c1, #90dde4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #90E4C1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #90E4C1?: #90E4C1 is a light, moderate spring green known as Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Light Teal?: The RGB value is 144, 228, 193: 144 red, 228 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Light Teal?: The complementary color is #E490B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90E4C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.