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#90ebc8 color: Nightly Aurora

#90ebc8 is rgb(144, 235, 200) in RGB and oklch(87.32% 0.10096 167.527) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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157°
100%

87.3%
0.101
168°
  • Emerald
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Aquamarine
  • emerald-200
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.41:1Hard to read
Lc -22
Black text
14.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 84

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About #90ebc8

#90ebc8 is a pastel very light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 87.3% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 168°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.41:1 contrast and black text 14.9:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Nightly Aurora (#9beec1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-200.

More very light emerald colors

Lighter: #90ebc8 mixed with white

  1. 90ebc8
  2. 9dedcd
  3. a9efd3
  4. b4f1d8
  5. c0f4de
  6. cbf6e3
  7. d6f8e9
  8. e0f9ee
  9. ebfbf4
  10. f5fdf9

Darker: #90ebc8 mixed with black

  1. 90ebc8
  2. 7dccae
  3. 6aae94
  4. 57917b
  5. 457563
  6. 345b4c
  7. 244136
  8. 152921
  9. 07130f
  10. 010302

Calmer: #90ebc8 with less saturation

  1. 90ebc8
  2. 99e9c9
  3. a1e7cb
  4. a8e5cc
  5. afe3cd
  6. b6e1cf
  7. bdded0
  8. c3dcd1
  9. c9dad2
  10. cfd7d4

Questions about #90ebc8

What color is #90ebc8?

#90ebc8 is pastel very light emerald. The closest named color is Nightly Aurora. In RGB it is rgb(144, 235, 200), in HSL hsl(156.92, 69.47%, 74.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(87.32% 0.10096 167.527).

What colors go well with #90ebc8?

The complementary color of #90ebc8 is #ffbae2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b5e5a4 and #7deaed. The triadic partners are #d1cdff and #ffc29d.

Is white or black text more readable on #90ebc8?

Black text reads better on #90ebc8: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and black gives 14.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #90ebc8 a warm or cool color?

#90ebc8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 168 degrees, its lightness 87.3% and its chroma 0.101.