Palettes / Colors / #89EC99

#89EC99 — Light Green

#89EC99 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #89EC99 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#89EC99 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EC89DB; it also sits naturally between #AAEC89 and #89ECCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 54% · Green 93% · Blue 60%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #89EC99

.text { color: #89EC99; }
.background { background-color: #89EC99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89EC99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 236, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(130, 72%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89EC99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 236, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89EC99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 236, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#89EC99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#89EC99">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC89DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #89EC99: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #89EC99

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #89EC99 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #89EC99 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #89EC98  ·  #89EC9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #89EC99?

#89EC99 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 137, 236, 153). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #89EC99?

#89EC99 is RGB 137, 236, 153 — HSL 130°, 72%, 73% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 35%, 7%.

What colors go with #89EC99?

Its complement is #EC89DB; analogous partners are #AAEC89 and #89ECCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #89EC99 for text?

Black text on #89EC99 has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.