Palettes / Colors / #90BBAD

#90BBAD — Dusty Teal

#90BBAD is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #90BBAD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#90BBAD is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BB909F; it also sits naturally between #90BB97 and #90B4BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 56% · Green 73% · Blue 68%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #90BBAD

.text { color: #90BBAD; }
.background { background-color: #90BBAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90BBAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 187, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 24%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90BBAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 187, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90BBAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 187, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#90BBAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#90BBAD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB909F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #90BBAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #90BBAD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #90BBAD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #90BBAD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #90BBAC  ·  #90BBAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #90BBAD?

#90BBAD is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 144, 187, 173). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #90BBAD?

#90BBAD is RGB 144, 187, 173 — HSL 160°, 24%, 65% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 7%, 27%.

What colors go with #90BBAD?

Its complement is #BB909F; analogous partners are #90BB97 and #90B4BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #90BBAD for text?

Black text on #90BBAD has a contrast ratio of 9.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.