Lightgreen — #90EE90
#90EE90 is a light, vivid green. It is the CSS named color lightgreen.
Color values
| HEX | #90EE90 |
| RGB | rgb(144, 238, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 73%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39%, 0%, 39%, 7%) |
| Decimal | 9498256 |
| CSS | color: #90EE90; |
| Android | 0xFF90EE90 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.933, blue: 0.565, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #90EE90 | 1.42:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #90EE90 | 14.82:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #90EE90
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #90EE90 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #90EE90
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #90EE90 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #90EE90; background-color: #90EE90; }
.element { color: rgb(144 238 144); }
.element { color: hsl(120 73% 75%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#90EE90] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #90EE90;Frequently asked questions
What color is #90EE90?
#90EE90 is a light, vivid green, which CSS calls lightgreen. Its hue sits at 120° on the color wheel, with 73% saturation and 75% lightness.
What is #90EE90 in RGB?
#90EE90 converts to rgb(144, 238, 144) — 144 red, 238 green and 144 blue.
What is #90EE90 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 39%, 7%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #90EE90 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (14.82:1 versus 1.42:1).
What is the complementary color of #90EE90?
#EE91EE — the hue directly opposite #90EE90 on the color wheel.