#90CDB2 is a soft, temperate teal. On the Color Lab it reads organic and grounded. It is too pale to lead as a primary accent and reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #90CDB2 works with other colors. Named schemes with #90CDB2 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Medium Aquamarine keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.
Medium Aquamarine sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.
Medium Aquamarine opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Medium Aquamarine holds the warm center of this desert palette with sand and clay beside it, a muted-sage accent and a dark-brown anchor.
Medium Aquamarine is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Medium Aquamarine carrying the quiet middle.
How #90CDB2 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #90CDB2 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #90CDB2;
--color-base-rgb: 144 205 178;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(79.9% 0.074 165.3);
--color-50: #F4FBF8;
--color-100: #E2F3EB;
--color-200: #C7E6D8;
--color-300: #9FD0BA;
--color-400: #7AB89C;
--color-500: #599C7E;
--color-600: #497963;
--color-700: #385749;
--color-800: #273A31;
--color-900: #19241F;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
medium-aquamarine: {
50: '#F4FBF8',
100: '#E2F3EB',
200: '#C7E6D8',
300: '#9FD0BA',
400: '#7AB89C',
500: '#599C7E',
600: '#497963',
700: '#385749',
800: '#273A31',
900: '#19241F',
},
}
$base: #90CDB2; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F4FBF8; $base-100: #E2F3EB; $base-200: #C7E6D8; $base-300: #9FD0BA; $base-400: #7AB89C; $base-500: #599C7E; $base-600: #497963; $base-700: #385749; $base-800: #273A31; $base-900: #19241F; $base-hover: #5FB78F; $base-subtle: #DFEEE7;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#90CDB2",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F4FBF8",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E2F3EB",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#C7E6D8",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#9FD0BA",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#7AB89C",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#599C7E",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#497963",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#385749",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#273A31",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#19241F",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}