What color is #90C4BA?

#90C4BA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90C4BA?

The RGB value is 144, 196, 186: 144 red, 196 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90C4BA?

The complementary color is #C4909A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90C4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90C4BA color

#90C4BA rgb(144, 196, 186)

Shades of teal

The hex color #90C4BA is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 76.9% green and 72.9% blue (144, 196, 186).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Seaborn (#85C2B2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#90C4BA color codes

HEX	`#90C4BA`
RGB	`rgb(144, 196, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 76.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 27%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.42, -19.05, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.42, 19.05, 181.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.102, 48.952, 53.781)`
Decimal	`9487546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90C4BA, 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 #90C4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90C4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #90C4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90c4ba; }
.text { color: #90c4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90c4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 196 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90c4ba, #90b4c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #90C4BA?: #90C4BA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90C4BA?: The RGB value is 144, 196, 186: 144 red, 196 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90C4BA?: The complementary color is #C4909A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90C4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.