Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Pale Green

Pale Green is a pastel green color with HEX #98FB98. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 152, 251, 152, HSL 120, 93%, 79%, cool temperature, and is useful for web design, CSS color systems, and UI prototyping.

#98FB98 green cool pastel
HEX #98FB98
RGB rgb(152, 251, 152)
HSL hsl(120 93% 79%)
CMYK cmyk(39, 0, 39, 2)
Luminance 0.7794
Contrast Black 16.59:1White 1.27:1

CSS Utilities

--color-pale-green: #98FB98;
.bg-pale-green { background-color: #98FB98; }
.text-pale-green { color: #98FB98; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.7794
Black text16.59:1AA Pass
White text1.27:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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WCAG
{
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    "#36454F"
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}
Harmonies
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Variants
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  "saturated": "#94FF94",
  "desaturated": "#A3EFA3",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#BDFFBD"
}
Pairings
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}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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  ],
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Color meaning and use

About Pale Green Color

Pale Green sits in the green family with cool temperature and pastel visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include context dependent, which makes it relevant for web interfaces and design systems. In design work, Pale Green is most useful for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Green color familyBrowse named green colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Pastel colorsFind colors with pastel visual character.Pale Green accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #98FB98.Pale Green CSS utilitiesUse Pale Green in CSS variables and utility classes.#98FB98 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Pale Green paletteOpen the generated palette based on Pale Green.Pale Green harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Pale Green against black and white text.

Black text16.59:1AA Pass
White text1.27:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Mint Green#98FB98
Mint#98FF98
Light Green#90EE90
Celadon#ACE1AF
Seafoam#93E9BE

Color Harmonies

#FB98FB#FB98FB
#C9FB98#C9FB98
#98FBC9#98FBC9
#9898FB#9898FB
#FB9898#FB9898
Open full Pale Green harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#F0FEF0#F0FEF0
#3FF83F#3FF83F
#94FF94#94FF94
#A3EFA3#A3EFA3
White#FFFFFF
#BDFFBD#BDFFBD

Pairings

Black#000000
#FB98FB#FB98FB
#C9FB98#C9FB98
#98FBC9#98FBC9
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5