Palettes / Colors / #90C19E

#90C19E — Light Dusty Green

#90C19E is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #90C19E 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.

#90C19E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm 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 #C190B3; it also sits naturally between #9BC190 and #90C1B6. 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 76% · Blue 62%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #90C19E

.text { color: #90C19E; }
.background { background-color: #90C19E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90C19E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 193, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(137, 28%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90C19E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 193, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90C19E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 193, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#90C19E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#90C19E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C190B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #90C19E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #90C19E

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 #90C19E 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 #90C19E 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

← #90C19D  ·  #90C19F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #90C19E?

#90C19E is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 144, 193, 158). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #90C19E?

#90C19E is RGB 144, 193, 158 — HSL 137°, 28%, 66% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 18%, 24%.

What colors go with #90C19E?

Its complement is #C190B3; analogous partners are #9BC190 and #90C1B6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #90C19E for text?

Black text on #90C19E has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.