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#90EEEA Color

#90EEEA is rgb(144, 238, 234) in RGB, hsl(177, 73%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 2%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Waterspout (#A4F4F9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#90EEEA
HEX#90EEEA
RGBrgb(144, 238, 234)
HSLhsl(177, 73%, 75%)
HSVhsv(177, 39%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 2%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.09 192.2)
LABlab(88.20% -29.86 -7.34)
LCHlch(88.20% 30.75 193.81)

What #90EEEA 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 #90EEEA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 6.97Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 8.74Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 8.94Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 9.04Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 9.2Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.49

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#90EEEA Channel Values

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

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 144 · G 238 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 177° · S 73% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 177° · S 39% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #90EEEA 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #90EEEA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #90EEEA

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

Base
#90EEEA
Complementary
#EE9195
Analogous
#91EEBB
Analogous
#91C4EE
Triadic
#E991EE
Triadic
#EEE991
Split comp.
#EE91C4
Split comp.
#EEBB91

Tints & Shades of #90EEEA

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.

Tints

#9EF0EC
#B0F3EF
#BDF5F2
#CAF7F5
#D7F9F7
#E9FCFB

Shades

#65E7E0
#38E0D8
#1FC7BE
#179690
#116A65
#0A3E3B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #90EEEA.

How #90EEEA 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#90EEEA
Protanopia#E2E2EA
Protanomaly#C6E7EA
Deuteranopia#D5D5EC
Deuteranomaly#BDDFEB
Tritanopia#91EEEE
Tritanomaly#91EEEC
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

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Using #90EEEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-90eeea: #90EEEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #90EEEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-90eeea': '#90EEEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.933, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_90eeea">#90EEEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#90EEEA"

More Teal Colors

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

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#90EEEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #90EEEA?

#90EEEA is a light teal — rgb(144, 238, 234) in RGB and hsl(177, 73%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Waterspout (#A4F4F9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #90EEEA?

#90EEEA is rgb(144, 238, 234) — red 144, green 238, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #90EEEA?

#90EEEA converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 2%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #90EEEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #90EEEA scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #90EEEA 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 9.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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