What color is #90D0CD?

#90D0CD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90D0CD?

The RGB value is 144, 208, 205: 144 red, 208 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90D0CD?

The complementary color is #D09093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90D0CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90D0CD color

#90D0CD rgb(144, 208, 205)

Shades of teal

The hex color #90D0CD is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 81.6% green and 80.4% blue (144, 208, 205).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 41% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cold Blue (#88DDDD), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#90D0CD color codes

HEX	`#90D0CD`
RGB	`rgb(144, 208, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 81.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 41%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 31%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.3, -20.86, -5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.3, 21.45, 193.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.073, 55.446, 66.073)`
Decimal	`9490637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90D0CD, 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 #90D0CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90D0CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	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 #90D0CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90d0cd; }
.text { color: #90d0cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90d0cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 208 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90d0cd, #90b3d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #90D0CD?: #90D0CD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90D0CD?: The RGB value is 144, 208, 205: 144 red, 208 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90D0CD?: The complementary color is #D09093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90D0CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.