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#90F9DB Color

#90F9DB is rgb(144, 249, 219) in RGB, hsl(163, 90%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 12%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#90F9DB
HEX#90F9DB
RGBrgb(144, 249, 219)
HSLhsl(163, 90%, 77%)
HSVhsv(163, 42%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 12%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(91% 0.107 173.4)
LABlab(90.97% -37.11 4.41)
LCHlch(90.97% 37.37 173.23)

What #90F9DB 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 #90F9DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 9.12Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.85Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 10.29Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 12.08Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 12.69Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 14.59

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#90F9DB Channel Values

How #90F9DB 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 249 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 90% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 42% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #90F9DB 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #90F9DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #90F9DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #90F9DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#90F9DB
Complementary
#F990AD
Analogous
#90F9A6
Analogous
#90E2F9
Triadic
#DB90F9
Triadic
#F9DB90
Split comp.
#F990E2
Split comp.
#F9A690

Tints & Shades of #90F9DB

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

#9EFAE0
#ADFBE5
#BBFBE9
#CAFCEE
#D8FDF3
#E7FEF7

Shades

#5FF7CC
#2AF4BB
#0CDFA3
#09AA7C
#067959
#044432

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #90F9DB.

How #90F9DB 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#90F9DB
Protanopia#EBEBDB
Protanomaly#CDF1DB
Deuteranopia#DDDDDE
Deuteranomaly#C3E9DD
Tritanopia#97F5F5
Tritanomaly#94F7EB
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #90F9DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-90f9db: #90F9DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #90F9DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-90f9db': '#90F9DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.976, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_90f9db">#90F9DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#90F9DB"

More Green Colors

#90F9DB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#90F9DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #90F9DB?

#90F9DB is a light green — rgb(144, 249, 219) in RGB and hsl(163, 90%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.12.

What is the RGB value of #90F9DB?

#90F9DB is rgb(144, 249, 219) — red 144, green 249, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #90F9DB?

#90F9DB converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 12%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #90F9DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #90F9DB scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #90F9DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #90F9DB 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 9.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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