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Named color

Light Green

Light Green color #90EE90: RGB 144, 238, 144 and HSL 120°, 73%, 75%. Explore its cool green profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#90EE90 green cool pastel
HEX #90EE90
RGB rgb(144, 238, 144)
HSL hsl(120 73% 75%)
CMYK cmyk(39, 0, 39, 7)
Luminance 0.6909
Contrast Black 14.82:1White 1.42:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-light-green: #90EE90;
.bg-light-green { background-color: #90EE90; }
.text-light-green { color: #90EE90; }
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Color meaning and use

About Light Green Color

Light Green uses HEX #90EE90, RGB 144, 238, 144, and HSL 120°, 73%, 75%. The dataset classifies it in the green family with cool temperature and pastel visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.6909; black contrast is 14.82:1 and white contrast is 1.42:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Light Green against black and white text.

Black text14.82:1AA Pass
White text1.42:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Light Green Color Reference Infographic

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Color Harmonies

#EE91EE#EE91EE#BFEE91#BFEE91#91EEBF#91EEBF#9191EE#9191EE#EE9191#EE9191
Open full Light Green harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#E0FAE0#E0FAE0#41E141#41E141#83FC83#83FC83#9FE09F#9FE09FWhite#FFFFFF#A8FFA8#A8FFA8

Pairings

Black#000000#EE91EE#EE91EE#BFEE91#BFEE91#91EEBF#91EEBFMatte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.6909
Black text14.82:1AA Pass
White text1.42:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#90EE90",
  "rgb": [
    144,
    238,
    144
  ],
  "hsl": [
    120,
    73,
    75
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    39,
    0,
    39,
    7
  ],
  "luminance": 0.6909,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 14.82,
    "white": 1.42
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#EE91EE",
  "analogous": [
    "#BFEE91",
    "#91EEBF"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#9191EE",
    "#EE9191"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#91BFEE",
    "#EE91EE",
    "#EEBF91"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#BF91EE",
    "#EE91BF"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#E0FAE0",
    "#90EE90",
    "#41E141"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#E0FAE0",
  "dark": "#41E141",
  "saturated": "#83FC83",
  "desaturated": "#9FE09F",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#A8FFA8"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#EE91EE",
    "#BFEE91",
    "#91EEBF"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#9FE09F",
    "#E0FAE0"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#E0FAE0",
    "#9FE09F"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "mint-green",
    "pale-green",
    "mint",
    "celadon",
    "seafoam"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "light-green"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "light-green-vs-mint-green",
    "light-green-vs-pale-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/light-green",
    "/wcag/light-green",
    "/css/colors/light-green",
    "/hex/90ee90",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/light-green"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/mint-green",
      "/colors/pale-green",
      "/colors/mint",
      "/colors/celadon",
      "/colors/seafoam",
      "/compare/light-green-vs-mint-green",
      "/compare/light-green-vs-pale-green",
      "/harmonies/light-green",
      "/wcag/light-green",
      "/css/colors/light-green",
      "/hex/90ee90",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "light-green",
  "name": "Light Green",
  "cssName": "lightgreen",
  "hex": "#90EE90",
  "family": "green",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "pastel"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "lightgreen"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
    "green",
    "cool",
    "pastel",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 67,
  "rgb": [
    144,
    238,
    144
  ],
  "hsl": [
    120,
    73,
    75
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    39,
    0,
    39,
    7
  ],
  "luminance": 0.6909,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 14.82,
    "white": 1.42
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#EE91EE",
    "analogous": [
      "#BFEE91",
      "#91EEBF"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#9191EE",
      "#EE9191"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#91BFEE",
      "#EE91EE",
      "#EEBF91"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#BF91EE",
      "#EE91BF"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#E0FAE0",
      "#90EE90",
      "#41E141"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#E0FAE0",
    "dark": "#41E141",
    "saturated": "#83FC83",
    "desaturated": "#9FE09F",
    "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
    "neon": "#A8FFA8"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-light-green: #90EE90;",
    "utility": ".bg-light-green { background-color: #90EE90; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-light-green { color: #90EE90; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "mint-green",
    "pale-green",
    "mint",
    "celadon",
    "seafoam"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "light-green"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "light-green-vs-mint-green",
    "light-green-vs-pale-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/light-green",
    "/wcag/light-green",
    "/css/colors/light-green",
    "/hex/90ee90",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/light-green"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/mint-green",
      "/colors/pale-green",
      "/colors/mint",
      "/colors/celadon",
      "/colors/seafoam",
      "/compare/light-green-vs-mint-green",
      "/compare/light-green-vs-pale-green",
      "/harmonies/light-green",
      "/wcag/light-green",
      "/css/colors/light-green",
      "/hex/90ee90",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#EE91EE",
      "#BFEE91",
      "#91EEBF"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#9FE09F",
      "#E0FAE0"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#E0FAE0",
      "#9FE09F"
    ]
  }
}
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