Light teal
#90ECED
#90ECED is a light teal with medium intensity, at step 200 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 13.8:1. On white it reaches only 1.4:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#90ECED shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #90ECED kept exactly at step 200. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 DCFFFF
- 100 B8FAFA
- 200 90ECED
- 300 7ED0D1
- 400 5BB4B5
- 500 399899
- 600 127D7E
- 700 006264
- 800 004A4B
- 900 003334
- 950 001D1E
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-teal-50: #dcffff; --color-teal-100: #b8fafa; --color-teal-200: #90eced; --color-teal-300: #7ed0d1; --color-teal-400: #5bb4b5; --color-teal-500: #399899; --color-teal-600: #127d7e; --color-teal-700: #006264; --color-teal-800: #004a4b; --color-teal-900: #003334; --color-teal-950: #001d1e;}Is #90ECED readable?
Contrast for text on #90ECED and for #90ECED used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 1.4APCA Lc 20 · Dividers and decoration only
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 13.8APCA Lc 85 · Body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #1D8385 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 1.4APCA Lc 18 · Dividers and decoration only
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 13.8APCA Lc 85 · Body text
Color palettes with #90ECED
Six palettes built around #90ECED, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#90ECED · #0094B5 · #00D69C · #CFE2FF · #192322
- Complementary#90ECED · #DF7573 · #E97284 · #96EAE9 · #213636
- Split complementary#90ECED · #D07BAD · #E27D41 · #ADF5F5 · #1D2929
- Triadic#90ECED · #9B69B6 · #F0A700 · #87EAE4 · #1B2526
- Tetradic#90ECED · #958ADD · #F46C74 · #FAEAB0 · #1A3132
- Monochromatic#90ECED · #45A9B2 · #00BCC7 · #AFF8FB · #193032
#90ECED as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #90ECED looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #DCFFFF
- Brand 100, #B8FAFA
- Brand 200, #90ECED
- Brand 300, #7ED0D1
- Brand 400, #5BB4B5
- Brand 500, #399899
- Brand 600, #127D7E
- Brand 700, #006264
- Brand 800, #004A4B
- Brand 900, #003334
- Brand 950, #001D1E
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #F9FAFA
- Neutral 100, #F2F5F5
- Neutral 200, #E2E6E6
- Neutral 300, #CFD6D6
- Neutral 400, #99A3A3
- Neutral 500, #6B7676
- Neutral 600, #4C5757
- Neutral 700, #394242
- Neutral 800, #212A2A
- Neutral 900, #111A1A
- Neutral 950, #050C0C
Success
- Success 50, #E3FFEE
- Success 100, #B4FFD6
- Success 200, #9AEFC1
- Success 300, #77D6A6
- Success 400, #51BB88
- Success 500, #38AA77
- Success 600, #008254
- Success 700, #006641
- Success 800, #004D30
- Success 900, #003520
- Success 950, #001F10
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF6E5
- Warning 100, #FFE8C0
- Warning 200, #FCD387
- Warning 300, #E4B352
- Warning 400, #C99B3B
- Warning 500, #AE7F06
- Warning 600, #8D6600
- Warning 700, #6F4F00
- Warning 800, #543B00
- Warning 900, #3A2800
- Warning 950, #221600
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F2
- Danger 100, #FFE4E0
- Danger 200, #FFCBC2
- Danger 300, #FFA396
- Danger 400, #F77767
- Danger 500, #D45345
- Danger 600, #B93C30
- Danger 700, #99221A
- Danger 800, #7B0805
- Danger 900, #580000
- Danger 950, #360000
Info
- Info 50, #EEF9FF
- Info 100, #D6EFFF
- Info 200, #AFE1FF
- Info 300, #74CBFC
- Info 400, #4EAEE1
- Info 500, #2591C4
- Info 600, #0076A5
- Info 700, #005D82
- Info 800, #004563
- Info 900, #003045
- Info 950, #001B2A
- Primary buttons use Brand 200 with neutral 950 text, at 14.5:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 200: it already reads on the dark background at 14.5:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #90ECED
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