What color is #90C5C6?

#90C5C6 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cerulean Skies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90C5C6?

The RGB value is 144, 197, 198: 144 red, 197 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90C5C6?

The complementary color is #C69190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90C5C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90C5C6 color

#90C5C6 rgb(144, 197, 198)

Shades of teal

The hex color #90C5C6 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 77.3% green and 77.6% blue (144, 197, 198).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 32% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cerulean Skies (#8CC6CB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#90C5C6 color codes

HEX	`#90C5C6`
RGB	`rgb(144, 197, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 77.3%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 32%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 27%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 1%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.03, -16.88, -6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.03, 17.94, 199.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.658, 49.937, 60.859)`
Decimal	`9487814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90C5C6, 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 #90C5C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90C5C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	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 #90C5C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90c5c6; }
.text { color: #90c5c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90c5c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 197 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90c5c6, #90aac6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #90C5C6?: #90C5C6 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cerulean Skies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90C5C6?: The RGB value is 144, 197, 198: 144 red, 197 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90C5C6?: The complementary color is #C69190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90C5C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.