#90CDC8#90CDC8
#90CDC8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.538; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.063 H 189.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #90CDC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(144, 205, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 38%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.8%, 0%, 2.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.32, -20.49, -3.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.32, 20.83, 190.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.55% -0.0619 -0.0104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.55% 0.063 189.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7548, 53.7597, 62.7035) |
| Luminance | 0.5376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 7.59
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.77
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.83
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 8.05
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 8.53
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#90CDC8 #CD9095
analogous
#90CDA9 #90CDC8 #90B3CD
triadic
#90CDC8 #C890CD #CDC890
tetradic
#90CDC8 #A990CD #CD9095 #B3CD90
square
#90CDC8 #A990CD #CD9095 #B3CD90
split-complementary
#90CDC8 #CD90B3 #CDA990
monochromatic
#469C95 #66BAB3 #90CDC8 #BAE0DD #E4F3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#90CDC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.75
#90CDC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #90CDC8
11.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##90CDC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##90CDC8 | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.75 | 11.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C7C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBBEC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7CD0CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #90cdc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 205, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.063 189.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2dcd8',
500: '#90cdc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #90cdc8; $custom-light: #b2dcd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#90cdc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 144,
"g": 205,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.082,
"s": 37.888,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80546,
"c": 0.0628,
"h": 189.6
},
"luminance": 0.53762
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#90CDC8
secondary
#A25F65
accent
#353FB1
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFB
border
#D1D5D4
text
#111514
muted
#818483