Palettes / Colors / #90DF97

#90DF97 — Light Green

#90DF97 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 #90DF97 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.

#90DF97 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DF90D8; it also sits naturally between #B1DF90 and #90DFBE. 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 56% · Green 87% · Blue 59%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #90DF97

.text { color: #90DF97; }
.background { background-color: #90DF97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90DF97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 223, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(125, 55%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90DF97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 223, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90DF97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 223, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#90DF97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#90DF97">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF90D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #90DF97: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #90DF97

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 #90DF97 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 #90DF97 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

← #90DF96  ·  #90DF98 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #90DF97?

#90DF97 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 144, 223, 151). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #90DF97?

#90DF97 is RGB 144, 223, 151 — HSL 125°, 55%, 72% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 32%, 13%.

What colors go with #90DF97?

Its complement is #DF90D8; analogous partners are #B1DF90 and #90DFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #90DF97 for text?

Black text on #90DF97 has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.