Information about Light Green color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #90EE90 reads as a strongly colored leafy green and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Light Emerald Green (#8BE796). Slightly further away sit Light Sap Green (#96E78B) and Pale Green (#98FB98).
In RGB terms — rgb(144, 238, 144) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #90EE90: 14.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. The name "Light Green" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Light Green color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Light Green color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Light Green color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Light Green color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Light Green color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Light Green color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Light Green color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Light Green
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#8BE796
#96E78B
#98FB98
#A1F791
#8BE7A2
#A2E78B
#98FF98
#8CFF9E
#8CFD7E
#90FDA9
#9BE5AA
#A8E4A0
Light Green color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#90EE90
- RGB144, 238, 144
- CMYK37, 0, 37, 7
- CSSrgb(144, 238, 144)
- HSL120°, 73%, 75%
- HSL Precise120°, 73.438%, 74.902%
- HSV120°, 39%, 93%
- HSB120°, 39%, 93%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.565
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.933
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
- GLSLvec3(0.565, 0.933, 0.565)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.565, 0.933, 0.565, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.565, 0.933, 0.565)
- Percentage of Red in RGB56.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB93.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
- Color FamilyGreen
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID90EE90
- DECIMAL ID9498256
- Name Length11
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- Counting from2025-01-01
