Palettes / Colors / #90BCBD

#90BCBD — Dusty Teal

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #90BCBD 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.

#90BCBD 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 #BC908F; it also sits naturally between #8FBCA6 and #8FA5BC. 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 74% · Blue 74%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #90BCBD

.text { color: #90BCBD; }
.background { background-color: #90BCBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90BCBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 188, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 25%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90BCBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 188, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90BCBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 188, 189, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC908F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #90BCBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #90BCBD

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 #90BCBD 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 #90BCBD 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

← #90BCBC  ·  #90BCBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #90BCBD?

#90BCBD is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 144, 188, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #90BCBD?

#90BCBD is RGB 144, 188, 189 — HSL 181°, 25%, 65% — CMYK 24%, 1%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #90BCBD?

Its complement is #BC908F; analogous partners are #8FBCA6 and #8FA5BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #90BCBD for text?

Black text on #90BCBD has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.