Palettes / Colors / #90FDFD

#90FDFD — Light Vivid Teal

#90FDFD is a teal color we call Light Vivid 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 #90FDFD 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.

#90FDFD is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FD9191; it also sits naturally between #91FDC7 and #91C7FD. 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 99% · Blue 99%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #90FDFD

.text { color: #90FDFD; }
.background { background-color: #90FDFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90FDFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 253, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 96%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90FDFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 253, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90FDFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 253, 253, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FD9191:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #90FDFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #90FDFD

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 #90FDFD 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 #90FDFD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #90FDFD?

#90FDFD is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 144, 253, 253). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #90FDFD?

#90FDFD is RGB 144, 253, 253 — HSL 180°, 96%, 78% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #90FDFD?

Its complement is #FD9191; analogous partners are #91FDC7 and #91C7FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #90FDFD for text?

Black text on #90FDFD has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.