Palettes / Colors / #90BBBA

#90BBBA — Dusty Teal

#90BBBA is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

#90BBBA 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 #BB9091; it also sits naturally between #90BBA5 and #90A6BB. 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 73%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #90BBBA

.text { color: #90BBBA; }
.background { background-color: #90BBBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90BBBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 187, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 24%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90BBBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 187, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90BBBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 187, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB9091:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #90BBBA: #000000.

How #90BBBA 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 #90BBBA 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

← #90BBB9  ·  #90BBBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #90BBBA?

#90BBBA is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 144, 187, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #90BBBA?

#90BBBA is RGB 144, 187, 186 — HSL 179°, 24%, 65% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 1%, 27%.

What colors go with #90BBBA?

Its complement is #BB9091; analogous partners are #90BBA5 and #90A6BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #90BBBA for text?

Black text on #90BBBA has a contrast ratio of 10.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.