#90E4DD Color

#90E4DD is rgb(144, 228, 221) in RGB, hsl(175, 61%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 3%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#90E4DD

HEX#90E4DD

RGBrgb(144, 228, 221)

HSLhsl(175, 61%, 73%)

HSVhsv(175, 37%, 89%)

CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 3%, 11%)

OKLCHoklch(86.3% 0.082 189)

LABlab(85.10% -27.80 -5.09)

LCHlch(85.10% 28.26 190.38)

What #90E4DD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #90E4DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 4.85 Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 5.26 Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 8.41 Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 8.86 Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 8.87 Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.03

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#90E4DD Channel Values

How #90E4DD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 144 · G 228 · B 221	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 175° · S 61% · L 73%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 175° · S 37% · V 89%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 37% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 11%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.47:1 vs white · 14.33:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #90E4DD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #90E4DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #90E4DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #90E4DD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #90E4DD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#90E4DD

Protanopia#D9D9DD

Protanomaly#C0DDDD

Deuteranopia#CDCDDF

Deuteranomaly#B8D7DE

Tritanopia#92E3E3

Tritanomaly#91E3E1

Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

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Using #90E4DD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-90e4dd: #90E4DD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #90E4DD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-90e4dd': '#90E4DD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.894, blue: 0.867)

Android XML<color name="color_90e4dd">#90E4DD</color>

SVG fillfill="#90E4DD"

More Teal Colors

#90E4DD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#90E4DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #90E4DD?

#90E4DD is a light teal — rgb(144, 228, 221) in RGB and hsl(175, 61%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.85.

What is the RGB value of #90E4DD?

#90E4DD is rgb(144, 228, 221) — red 144, green 228, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #90E4DD?

#90E4DD converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 3%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #90E4DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #90E4DD scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #90E4DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #90E4DD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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