Recognised as Colour
#90EDED
- #90EDED
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#90EDED is a cyan with RGB values 144, 237, 237 and HSL 180°, 72%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#90EDED#90EDED
HEX#90EDED
RGBrgb(144, 237, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.9294, 0.9294
RGB percentages56.5%, 92.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(180, 72.1%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 39.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK39.2%, 0%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,498,093
CSS custom property--colour: #90EDED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.52:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#6F1212
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ED9090
Analogous#90EDBF, #90BFED
Triadic#ED90ED, #EDED90
Split complementary#ED90BF, #EDBF90
Tetradic#BF90ED, #ED9090, #BFED90
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R144
G237
B237
Red144 (56.5%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)72.09%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 90 · G ED · B ED
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