Information about #90BDBF color

#90BDBF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #90BDBF is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(144, 189, 191) — 56.5% red, 74.1% green, 74.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 1 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned aqua cyan, #90BDBF has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Moby (#8EB2BE). Slightly further away sit Cyan Opaque (#92C7C7) and Shadow Green (#9AC0B6).

The recipe behind #90BDBF is rgb(144, 189, 191), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #90BDBF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#90BDBF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#90BDBF 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #90BDBF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#90BDBF
  • RGB144, 189, 191
  • CMYK18, 1, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(144, 189, 191)
  • HSL183°, 27%, 66%
  • HSL Precise182.553°, 26.857%, 65.686%
  • HSV183°, 25%, 75%
  • HSB183°, 25%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.565, 0.741, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.565, 0.741, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.565, 0.741, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID90BDBF
  • DECIMAL ID9485759
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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