Palettes / Colors / #90EAEC

#90EAEC — Light Teal

#90EAEC 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 #90EAEC 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.

#90EAEC 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 #ED9392; it also sits naturally between #92EDC1 and #92BEED. 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 92% · Blue 93%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #90EAEC

.text { color: #90EAEC; }
.background { background-color: #90EAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90EAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 234, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 71%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90EAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 234, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90EAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 234, 236, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED9392:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #90EAEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #90EAEC

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 #90EAEC 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 #90EAEC 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

← #90EAEB  ·  #90EAED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #90EAEC?

#90EAEC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 144, 234, 236). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #90EAEC?

#90EAEC is RGB 144, 234, 236 — HSL 181°, 71%, 75% — CMYK 39%, 1%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #90EAEC?

Its complement is #ED9392; analogous partners are #92EDC1 and #92BEED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #90EAEC for text?

Black text on #90EAEC has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.