Palettes / Colors / #89ECAA

#89ECAA — Light Green

#89ECAA 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 #89ECAA 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.

#89ECAA 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 #EC89CB; it also sits naturally between #99EC89 and #89ECDB. 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 67%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #89ECAA

.text { color: #89ECAA; }
.background { background-color: #89ECAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89ECAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 236, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(140, 72%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89ECAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 236, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89ECAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 236, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC89CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #89ECAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #89ECAA

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 #89ECAA 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 #89ECAA 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

← #89ECA9  ·  #89ECAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #89ECAA?

#89ECAA is Light Green, a green color (RGB 137, 236, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #89ECAA?

#89ECAA is RGB 137, 236, 170 — HSL 140°, 72%, 73% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #89ECAA?

Its complement is #EC89CB; analogous partners are #99EC89 and #89ECDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #89ECAA for text?

Black text on #89ECAA has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.