Palettes / Colors / #90EBFA

#90EBFA — Light Vivid Teal

#90EBFA is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #90EBFA 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.

#90EBFA 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 #FA9D8F; it also sits naturally between #8FFAD3 and #8FB6FA. 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 98%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #90EBFA

.text { color: #90EBFA; }
.background { background-color: #90EBFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90EBFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 235, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 91%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90EBFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 235, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90EBFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 235, 250, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FA9D8F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #90EBFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #90EBFA

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 #90EBFA 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 #90EBFA 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

← #90EBF9  ·  #90EBFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #90EBFA?

#90EBFA is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 144, 235, 250). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #90EBFA?

#90EBFA is RGB 144, 235, 250 — HSL 188°, 91%, 77% — CMYK 42%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #90EBFA?

Its complement is #FA9D8F; analogous partners are #8FFAD3 and #8FB6FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #90EBFA for text?

Black text on #90EBFA has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.