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Light Green

#90EE90

Conversions

HEX#90EE90

RGBrgb(144, 238, 144)

HSLhsl(120, 73%, 75%)

HSVhsv(120, 40%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 40%, 7%)

Copy CSS

color: #90ee90;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(144, 238, 144);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(120, 73%, 75%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 1.42 : 1

On ink blackPass · 13.50 : 1

Shades

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Pairings

About Light Green

Light Green is the hex color #90EE90, which translates to rgb(144, 238, 144) in RGB and hsl(120, 73%, 75%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 120 degrees, with a saturation of 73 percent and a lightness of 75 percent. That combination gives Light Green a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Light Green compares

Light Green is exactly the CSS keyword lightgreen, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is green-300 (#7BF1A8), at a distance of 12.1. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Pale Green at 4.9. Sorted by lightness, Light Green is number 29 of the 30 green colors here.

Text on Light Green

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Light Green, led by Ink black at 13.50:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Light Green already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Light Green. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	13.50:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	3.41:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Dark grey #374151	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Light Green

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Light Green for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Light Green

Format	Value
HEX	#90EE90
RGB	rgb(144, 238, 144)
HSL	hsl(120, 73%, 75%)
HSV	hsv(120, 40%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(40%, 0%, 40%, 7%)
OKLCH	oklch(86.80% 0.1558 144.09)
CIELAB	lab(86.55 -46.33 36.95)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.