Palettes / Colors / #90EA90
#90EA90 — Light Green
#90EA90 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 #90EA90 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.
#90EA90 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 #EA90EA; it also sits naturally between #BDEA90 and #90EABD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #90EA90 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 144, 234, 144 |
| HSL | 120°, 68%, 74% |
| HSV | 120°, 38%, 92% |
| CMYK | 38%, 0%, 38%, 8% |
| XYZ | 45.96, 66.79, 36.85 |
| Yxy | 66.79, 0.3072, 0.4464 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.40, -44.61, 35.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.72, -38.88, 27.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 56% · Green 92% · Blue 56%
Cyan 38% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
CSS code for #90EA90
.text { color: #90EA90; }
.background { background-color: #90EA90; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90EA90; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 234, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 68%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90EA90; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 234, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90EA90; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 234, 144, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#90EA90">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#90EA90">Div content here</div>
Shades of #90EA90
Tints of #90EA90
Tones of #90EA90
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EA90EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #90EA90: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #90EA90
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #90EA90: ·
How #90EA90 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 #90EA90 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #90EA90?
#90EA90 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 144, 234, 144). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #90EA90?
#90EA90 is RGB 144, 234, 144 — HSL 120°, 68%, 74% — CMYK 38%, 0%, 38%, 8%.
What colors go with #90EA90?
Its complement is #EA90EA; analogous partners are #BDEA90 and #90EABD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #90EA90 for text?
Black text on #90EA90 has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.