Palettes / Colors / #90DABC

#90DABC — Light Muted Green

#90DABC is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #90DABC 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.

#90DABC is a cool 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 #DA90AE; it also sits naturally between #90DA97 and #90D3DA. 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 85% · Blue 74%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #90DABC

.text { color: #90DABC; }
.background { background-color: #90DABC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90DABC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 218, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(156, 50%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90DABC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 218, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90DABC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 218, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DA90AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #90DABC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #90DABC

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 #90DABC 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 #90DABC 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

← #90DABB  ·  #90DABD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #90DABC?

#90DABC is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 144, 218, 188). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #90DABC?

#90DABC is RGB 144, 218, 188 — HSL 156°, 50%, 71% — CMYK 34%, 0%, 14%, 15%.

What colors go with #90DABC?

Its complement is #DA90AE; analogous partners are #90DA97 and #90D3DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #90DABC for text?

Black text on #90DABC has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.