Palettes / Colors / #90EEEA

#90EEEA — Light Teal

#90EEEA is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #90EEEA 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.

#90EEEA 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 #EE9195; it also sits naturally between #91EEBB and #91C4EE. 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 93% · Blue 92%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #90EEEA

.text { color: #90EEEA; }
.background { background-color: #90EEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90EEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 238, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 73%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90EEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 238, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90EEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 238, 234, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE9195:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #90EEEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #90EEEA

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 #90EEEA 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 #90EEEA 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

← #90EEE9  ·  #90EEEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #90EEEA?

#90EEEA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 144, 238, 234). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #90EEEA?

#90EEEA is RGB 144, 238, 234 — HSL 177°, 73%, 75% — CMYK 39%, 0%, 2%, 7%.

What colors go with #90EEEA?

Its complement is #EE9195; analogous partners are #91EEBB and #91C4EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #90EEEA for text?

Black text on #90EEEA has a contrast ratio of 15.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.