Light Green (#90EE90)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.42:1 — vs black: 14.82:1

Color values

  • HEX #90EE90
  • RGB rgb(144, 238, 144)
  • HSL hsl(120, 39%, 93%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 39.5, 0, 39.5, 6.67 )
  • Websafe #99FF99

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #90EE90 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Light Green
#90EE90 Base
#EE90EE
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Light Green
#90EE90 Base
#BFEE90
#90EEBF
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Light Green
#90EE90 Base
#9090EE
#EE9090
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Light Green
#90EE90 Base
#BF90EE
#EE90BF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Light Green
#90EE90 Base
#90BFEE
#EE90EE
#EEBF90
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Light Green
#90EE90 Base
#1EC71E
#4EE44E
#6DE96D
#B3F3B3
#D2F8D2
#E9FCE9
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Light Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#031603
#0D540D
#169216
#20D020
#52E552
Light Green #90EE90 Base
#A2F1A2
#B4F3B4
#C5F6C5
#D7F9D7
#E9FCE9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #90EE90. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #90EE90;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #90EE90;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #90EE90;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #90EE90,
        #F5E7F5
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #90EE90,
        #F5E7F5
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$light-green: #90EE90;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-green-r: 144;
$light-green-g: 238;
$light-green-b: 144;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $light-green;
    color: rgba($light-green-r, $light-green-g, $light-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Light Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #90EE90 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #D8D893 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #E6E68F Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #A1E5E5 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #D9D9D9 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Light Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Green #90EE90 Base
Pale Green #98FB98 ΔE 2.75
Mint Green #98FF98 ΔE 3.60
Pastel Green #77DD77 ΔE 4.51

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.