#90CEB0

Closest named color: Pale Teal (#82CBB2). oklch(80.1% 0.077 163.1), rgb(144, 206, 176).

Black text reads best on this color (11.64:1).

About this color

#90CEB0 is a light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.077 and its hue 163°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Teal (#82CBB2), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.64:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	light (80%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.077)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Pale Teal (#82CBB2)
Black text	11.64:1
White text	1.80:1

Values

HEX	#90CEB0
RGB	rgb(144, 206, 176)
HSL	hsl(151, 39%, 69%)
OKLCH	oklch(80.1% 0.077 163.1)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #90CEB0	1.80:1	Fails	Lc -37.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #90CEB0	11.64:1	AAA	Lc 70.4	Content text, not long reading
#90CEB0 text on white	1.80:1	Fails	Lc 33.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#90CEB0 text on black	11.64:1	AAA	Lc -69.2	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F0F8F3

oklch(97.2% 0.011 158.8)
Step 100
100

#DDEFE6

oklch(93.6% 0.022 164.5)
Step 200
200

#C1E2D1

oklch(88.4% 0.042 163.1)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#90CEB0

oklch(80.1% 0.077 163.1)
Step 400
400

#49B88B

oklch(70.7% 0.122 163.4)
Step 500
500

#00A271

oklch(63% 0.136 163)
Step 600
600

#00895F

oklch(55.7% 0.12 163.1)
Step 700
700

#00734F

oklch(49.1% 0.106 163)
Step 800
800

#005E40

oklch(42.6% 0.092 163.1)
Step 900
900

#004F35

oklch(37.8% 0.082 162.9)
Step 950
950

#002F1E

oklch(27% 0.058 163)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#90CEB0 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#CCC5AE	0.076
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C1BEB2	0.072
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#83CEC5	0.031
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C1C1C1	0.077