What color is #90DCF3?

#90DCF3 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Over the Sky. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90DCF3?

The RGB value is 144, 220, 243: 144 red, 220 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90DCF3?

The complementary color is #F3A790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90DCF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90DCF3 color

#90DCF3 rgb(144, 220, 243)

Shades of teal

The hex color #90DCF3 is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 86.3% green and 95.3% blue (144, 220, 243).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 80% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Over the Sky (#98D5EA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.72:1).

#90DCF3 color codes

HEX	`#90DCF3`
RGB	`rgb(144, 220, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 86.3%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 80%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 41%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 9%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.75, -17.72, -18.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.75, 25.7, 226.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.267, 63.583, 94.243)`
Decimal	`9493747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90DCF3, 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 #90DCF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90DCF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.72:1	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 #90DCF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90dcf3; }
.text { color: #90dcf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90dcf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 220 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90dcf3, #90abf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #90DCF3?: #90DCF3 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Over the Sky. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90DCF3?: The RGB value is 144, 220, 243: 144 red, 220 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90DCF3?: The complementary color is #F3A790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90DCF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.