Palettes / Colors / #90EAAE
#90EAAE — Light Green
#90EAAE is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #90EAAE 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.
#90EAAE 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 #EA90CC; it also sits naturally between #9FEA90 and #90EADB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #90EAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 144, 234, 174 |
| HSL | 140°, 68%, 74% |
| HSV | 140°, 38%, 92% |
| CMYK | 38%, 0%, 26%, 8% |
| XYZ | 48.56, 67.83, 50.58 |
| Yxy | 67.83, 0.2909, 0.4062 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.92, -39.59, 20.84 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.36, -35.02, 17.40 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 56% · Green 92% · Blue 68%
Cyan 38% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #90EAAE
.text { color: #90EAAE; }
.background { background-color: #90EAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90EAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 234, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(140, 68%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90EAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 234, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90EAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 234, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#90EAAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#90EAAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #90EAAE
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Tones of #90EAAE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EA90CC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #90EAAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #90EAAE
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 #90EAAE: ·
How #90EAAE 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 #90EAAE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #90EAAE?
#90EAAE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 144, 234, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #90EAAE?
#90EAAE is RGB 144, 234, 174 — HSL 140°, 68%, 74% — CMYK 38%, 0%, 26%, 8%.
What colors go with #90EAAE?
Its complement is #EA90CC; analogous partners are #9FEA90 and #90EADB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #90EAAE for text?
Black text on #90EAAE has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.