Palettes / Colors / #90FEFA
#90FEFA — Light Vivid Teal
#90FEFA 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 #90FEFA 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.
#90FEFA 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 #FE9094; it also sits naturally between #90FEC3 and #90CBFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #90FEFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 144, 254, 250 |
| HSL | 178°, 98%, 78% |
| HSV | 178°, 43%, 100% |
| CMYK | 43%, 0%, 2%, 0% |
| XYZ | 64.20, 83.72, 103.22 |
| Yxy | 83.72, 0.2556, 0.3334 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.33, -32.54, -7.98 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.50, -30.46, -8.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 56% · Green 100% · Blue 98%
Cyan 43% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #90FEFA
.text { color: #90FEFA; }
.background { background-color: #90FEFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90FEFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 254, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 98%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90FEFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 254, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90FEFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 254, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#90FEFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#90FEFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FE9094:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.18:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.74:1 AAA |
Best text color on #90FEFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #90FEFA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #90FEFA: ·
How #90FEFA 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 #90FEFA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #90FEFA?
#90FEFA is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 144, 254, 250). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #90FEFA?
#90FEFA is RGB 144, 254, 250 — HSL 178°, 98%, 78% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 2%, 0%.
What colors go with #90FEFA?
Its complement is #FE9094; analogous partners are #90FEC3 and #90CBFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #90FEFA for text?
Black text on #90FEFA has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.