Palettes / Colors / #90E2EA

#90E2EA — Light Teal

#90E2EA is a teal color we call Light 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 #90E2EA 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.

#90E2EA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EA9790; it also sits naturally between #90EAC4 and #90B5EA. 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 89% · Blue 92%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #90E2EA

.text { color: #90E2EA; }
.background { background-color: #90E2EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90E2EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 226, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 68%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90E2EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 226, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90E2EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 226, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#90E2EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#90E2EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EA9790:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #90E2EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #90E2EA

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 #90E2EA 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 #90E2EA 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

← #90E2E9  ·  #90E2EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #90E2EA?

#90E2EA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 144, 226, 234). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #90E2EA?

#90E2EA is RGB 144, 226, 234 — HSL 185°, 68%, 74% — CMYK 38%, 3%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #90E2EA?

Its complement is #EA9790; analogous partners are #90EAC4 and #90B5EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #90E2EA for text?

Black text on #90E2EA has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.