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#90DFD8

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #90DFD8

#90DFD8 is a very light, moderately saturated teal colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 87% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 12.5), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DF9097 (old rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red144
Green223
Blue216

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 16.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #90DFD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #90DFD8.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #90DFD8.
13.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #90DFD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#90DFD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D7D8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CCD9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#73E3DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #90DFD8?

#90DFD8 is a very light, moderately saturated teal colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 87% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #90DFD8?

Use black text. Black on #90DFD8 has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #90DFD8?

Its complementary colour is #DF9097, and analogous partners are #90DFB0 and #90BFDF.