Recognised as Colour
#90EADD
- #90EADD
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#90EADD is a cyan with RGB values 144, 234, 221 and HSL 171°, 68%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#90EADD#90EADD
HEX#90EADD
RGBrgb(144, 234, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.9176, 0.8667
RGB percentages56.5%, 91.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(171.3, 68.2%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.3, 38.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK38.5%, 0%, 5.6%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,497,309
CSS custom property--colour: #90EADD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#6F1522
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EA909D
Analogous#90EAB0, #90CAEA
Triadic#DD90EA, #EADD90
Split complementary#EA90CA, #EAB090
Tetradic#B090EA, #EA909D, #CAEA90
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R144
G234
B221
Red144 (56.5%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue171.33°
Saturation (HSL)68.18%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 90 · G EA · B DD
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