Recognised as Colour
#90EADE
- #90EADE
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#90EADE is a cyan with RGB values 144, 234, 222 and HSL 172°, 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
#90EADE#90EADE
HEX#90EADE
RGBrgb(144, 234, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.9176, 0.8706
RGB percentages56.5%, 91.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(172, 68.2%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172, 38.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK38.5%, 0%, 5.1%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,497,310
CSS custom property--colour: #90EADE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.01:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#6F1521
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 text15.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EA909C
Analogous#90EAB1, #90C9EA
Triadic#DE90EA, #EADE90
Split complementary#EA90C9, #EAB190
Tetradic#B190EA, #EA909C, #C9EA90
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R144
G234
B222
Red144 (56.5%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue172°
Saturation (HSL)68.18%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 90 · G EA · B DE
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