Information about #90AFAB color
Basic facts about this digital color
#90AFAB presents itself as a softly toned water-like cyan — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sea Nymph (#8AAEA4). Slightly further away sit Botticelli (#92ACB4) and Cascade (#8BA9A5).
In RGB terms — rgb(144, 175, 171) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #90AFAB: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#90AFAB color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#90AFAB color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#90AFAB color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#90AFAB color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#90AFAB color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#90AFAB color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #90AFAB color
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Nearest named colors to #90AFAB
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#8AAEA4
#92ACB4
#8BA9A5
#9AB0AC
#98B7AF
#86ABA5
#91A3B0
#85B3B2
#9CACA5
#9CA8A8
#8BA8B7
#8EA5A0
#90AFAB color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#90AFAB
- RGB144, 175, 171
- CMYK12, 0, 2, 31
- CSSrgb(144, 175, 171)
- HSL172°, 16%, 63%
- HSL Precise172.258°, 16.23%, 62.549%
- HSV172°, 18%, 69%
- HSB172°, 18%, 69%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.565
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
- GLSLvec3(0.565, 0.686, 0.671)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.565, 0.686, 0.671, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.565, 0.686, 0.671)
- Percentage of Red in RGB56.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID90AFAB
- DECIMAL ID9482155
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
