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#90DCD5

#90dcd5 ≈ Pale Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#90dcd5 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 86.27% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 174.47°, with 52.05% saturation and 71.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#afeeee), ΔE 5.93.

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Relative luminance0.6192

Complementary

  1. #90dcd5
  2. #dc9097

Split complementary

  1. #90dcd5
  2. #dc90bd
  3. #dcaf90

Analogous

  1. #90dcaf
  2. #90dcd5
  3. #90bddc

Triadic

  1. #90dcd5
  2. #d590dc
  3. #dcd590

Tetradic

  1. #90dcd5
  2. #9097dc
  3. #dc9097
  4. #dcd590

Square

  1. #90dcd5
  2. #af90dc
  3. #dc9097
  4. #bddc90

Monochromatic

  1. #33a096
  2. #56cabf
  3. #90dcd5
  4. #caeeeb
  5. #effaf9

Shades

#90dcd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #90dcd5
  2. #82c6c0
  3. #73b0aa
  4. #659a95
  5. #568480
  6. #486e6b
  7. #3a5855
  8. #2b4240
  9. #1d2c2b
  10. #0e1615
  11. #000000

Tints

#90dcd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #90dcd5
  2. #9be0d9
  3. #a6e3dd
  4. #b1e7e2
  5. #bceae6
  6. #c8eeea
  7. #d3f1ee
  8. #def5f2
  9. #e9f8f7
  10. #f4fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#90dcd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #90dcd5
  2. #8ed3cd
  3. #8dcac4
  4. #8bc0bc
  5. #8ab7b3
  6. #88aeab
  7. #86a5a2
  8. #859c9a
  9. #839291
  10. #828989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9d4d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4d4d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6cad6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #75e0da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdd7d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3d1d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #80ded8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-90dcd5 {
  color: #90dcd5;
}
Background
.bg-90dcd5 {
  background-color: #90dcd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-90dcd5 {
  border: 2px solid #90dcd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #90dcd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 220 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 52% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-90dcd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #90dcd5, #90bddc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-90dcd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 220 213 / 0.35);
}

#afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.93 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.94 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.70 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.11 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.30 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.46 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 8.69 #6f232a Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Pale Turquoise
#90dcd5  rgb(144, 220, 213)  hsl(174, 52%, 71%)  Pale Turquoise
#dc9097  rgb(220, 144, 151)  hsl(354, 52%, 71%)  Puce
#d590dc  rgb(213, 144, 220)  hsl(294, 52%, 71%)  Plum
#dcd590  rgb(220, 213, 144)  hsl(54, 52%, 71%)  Pale Goldenrod