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#90FEC9 Color

#90FEC9 is rgb(144, 254, 201) in RGB, hsl(151, 98%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 21%, 0%) 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 6.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#90FEC9
HEX#90FEC9
RGBrgb(144, 254, 201)
HSLhsl(151, 98%, 78%)
HSVhsv(151, 43%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 21%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.7% 0.127 161.5)
LABlab(92.04% -41.96 15.11)
LCHlch(92.04% 44.60 160.19)

What #90FEC9 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 #90FEC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 6.62Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 10.24Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 11.67Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 13.29Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 13.67Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 16.47

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

#90FEC9 Channel Values

How #90FEC9 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 254 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 151° · S 98% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 151° · S 43% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #90FEC9 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #90FEC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #90FEC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #90FEC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#90FEC9
Complementary
#FE90C5
Analogous
#90FE92
Analogous
#90FCFE
Triadic
#C990FE
Triadic
#FEC990
Split comp.
#FE90FC
Split comp.
#FE9290

Tints & Shades of #90FEC9

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

#9FFED0
#AEFED8
#BDFEDF
#C7FEE4
#D7FFEB
#E6FFF3

Shades

#58FDAE
#26FD95
#02E879
#02B65F
#017E42
#014C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #90FEC9.

How #90FEC9 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#90FEC9
Protanopia#F0F0C9
Protanomaly#D0F6C9
Deuteranopia#E1E1CC
Deuteranomaly#C6EDCB
Tritanopia#9CF8F8
Tritanomaly#97FAE7
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #90FEC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-90fec9: #90FEC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #90FEC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-90fec9': '#90FEC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.996, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_90fec9">#90FEC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#90FEC9"

More Green Colors

#90FEC9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#90FEC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #90FEC9?

#90FEC9 is a light green — rgb(144, 254, 201) in RGB and hsl(151, 98%, 78%) 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 6.62.

What is the RGB value of #90FEC9?

#90FEC9 is rgb(144, 254, 201) — red 144, green 254, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #90FEC9?

#90FEC9 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 21%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #90FEC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #90FEC9 scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #90FEC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #90FEC9 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 6.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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