What color is #90EE90?

#90EE90 is a light, moderate green known as Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Light Green?

The RGB value is 144, 238, 144: 144 red, 238 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Light Green?

The complementary color is #EE90EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90EE90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Light Green color: hex code #90EE90

#90EE90 rgb(144, 238, 144)

Shades of green

Light Green has the hex code #90EE90. It is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 93.3% green and 56.5% blue (144, 238, 144).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 73% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 7% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword lightgreen.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

Light Green (#90EE90) color codes

HEX	`#90EE90`
RGB	`rgb(144, 238, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 93.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 73%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 39%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 39%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.55, -46.33, 36.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.55, 59.26, 141.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.108, 69.089, 37.233)`
Decimal	`9498256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Light Green, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #90EE90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90EE90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #90EE90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90ee90; }
.text { color: #90ee90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90ee90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 238 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90ee90, #90eebf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #90EE90 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #90EE90?: #90EE90 is a light, moderate green known as Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Light Green?: The RGB value is 144, 238, 144: 144 red, 238 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Light Green?: The complementary color is #EE90EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90EE90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.