Palettes / Colors / #90CDCD

#90CDCD — Light Muted Teal

#90CDCD is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #90CDCD 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.

#90CDCD 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 #CC8E8E; it also sits naturally between #8ECCAD and #8EADCC. 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 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #90CDCD

.text { color: #90CDCD; }
.background { background-color: #90CDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90CDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 205, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 38%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90CDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 205, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90CDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 205, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CC8E8E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #90CDCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #90CDCD

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 #90CDCD 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 #90CDCD 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

← #90CDCC  ·  #90CDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #90CDCD?

#90CDCD is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 144, 205, 205). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #90CDCD?

#90CDCD is RGB 144, 205, 205 — HSL 180°, 38%, 68% — CMYK 30%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #90CDCD?

Its complement is #CC8E8E; analogous partners are #8ECCAD and #8EADCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #90CDCD for text?

Black text on #90CDCD has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.