#90bcbf

Color #90bcbf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#90bcbf

RGB

rgb(144, 188, 191)

HSL

hsl(183.8, 26.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.8, 24.6%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.6%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(73.32, -13.82, -6.28)

LCH

lch(73.32, 15.18, 204.44)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0468, 201.42)

HWB

hwb(183.8, 56.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf9390

Analogous

#90bfab

#90bcbf

#90a5bf

Triadic

#90bcbf

#bf90bc

#bcbf90

Split-complementary

#90bcbf

#bf90a5

#bfab90

Tetradic

#90bcbf

#9390bf

#bf9390

#bcbf90

Square

#90bcbf

#ab90bf

#bf9390

#a5bf90

Shades

Color #90bcbf mixed toward black.

#6da7ab

#528a8e

#3d676a

#294547

#142223

Tints

Color #90bcbf mixed toward white.

#a3c7ca

#b5d2d4

#c8dedf

#dae9ea

#edf4f4

Tones

Color #90bcbf mixed toward gray.

#94b9bb

#98b5b7

#9cb2b3

#a0aeaf

#a4abab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5be · ΔE 20.7

Deuteranopia

#a29fbe · ΔE 23

Tritanopia

#93bebe · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #90bcbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#90bcbf]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#90bcbf (#90bcbf) is rgb(144, 188, 191) in RGB.

No, #90bcbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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