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#90CDCA closest to Continental Waters

#90CDCA is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Continental Waters. In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 80.4% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(144, 205, 202)). Its HSL value is 177° hue, 38% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. #90CDCA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.77:1.

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Variations of #90CDCA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#90CDCA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

90CDCACD9093
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#90CDCA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #90CDCA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BABECB
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6C7CA
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9C8CA
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BABECB
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0C4CB
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7BD0CC
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #88CECB
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7C5C4

#90CDCA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#90CDCA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.77:1 Very good#90CDCA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#90CDCA in CSS

/* Continental Waters */
.color { color: #90CDCA; }
.background { background-color: #90CDCA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #90CDCA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(144 205 202);
color: hsl(177 38% 68%);
color: oklch(0.806 0.062 192.1);

#90CDCA FAQ

What color is #90CDCA?

#90CDCA is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Continental Waters. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #90CDCA?

#90CDCA is rgb(144, 205, 202) in RGB, hsl(177, 38%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 0%, 1%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #90CDCA?

The complementary color of #90CDCA is #CD9093, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #90CDCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #90CDCA: 11.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #90CDCA a warm or cool color?

#90CDCA is a cool color.