Palettes / Colors / #A4E693

#A4E693 — Light Green

#A4E693 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 #A4E693 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.

#A4E693 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 #D594E6; it also sits naturally between #CDE694 and #94E6AC. 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 64% · Green 90% · Blue 58%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A4E693

.text { color: #A4E693; }
.background { background-color: #A4E693; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4E693; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 230, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(108, 62%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4E693; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 230, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4E693; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 230, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A4E693">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4E693">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D594E6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A4E693: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4E693

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 #A4E693 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 #A4E693 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

← #A4E692  ·  #A4E694 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A4E693?

#A4E693 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 164, 230, 147). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A4E693?

#A4E693 is RGB 164, 230, 147 — HSL 108°, 62%, 74% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 36%, 10%.

What colors go with #A4E693?

Its complement is #D594E6; analogous partners are #CDE694 and #94E6AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A4E693 for text?

Black text on #A4E693 has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.