Palettes / Colors / #90FEFE

#90FEFE — Light Vivid Teal

#90FEFE 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 #90FEFE 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.

#90FEFE 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 #FE9090; it also sits naturally between #90FEC7 and #90C7FE. 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 100% · Blue 100%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #90FEFE

.text { color: #90FEFE; }
.background { background-color: #90FEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90FEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 254, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 98%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90FEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 254, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90FEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 254, 254, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FE9090:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #90FEFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #90FEFE

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 #90FEFE 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 #90FEFE 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 #90FEFE?

#90FEFE is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 144, 254, 254). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #90FEFE?

#90FEFE is RGB 144, 254, 254 — HSL 180°, 98%, 78% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #90FEFE?

Its complement is #FE9090; analogous partners are #90FEC7 and #90C7FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #90FEFE for text?

Black text on #90FEFE has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.