#90EE90Lightgreen is a rich, strongly saturated, light cool green (#90EE90).
Lightgreen reads as a rich, strongly saturated green with a cool temperament. Colors in this range are commonly associated with growth, nature and reassurance, which makes lightgreen a natural fit for success states, environmental themes and finance products.
Lightgreen is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on lightgreen hits 14.82:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.42:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of lightgreen sits at 300° — #EE91EE, close to violet — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same cool temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for lightgreen in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from lightgreen's position on the color wheel (hue 120°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix lightgreen toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how lightgreen performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Lightgreen | 1.42:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Lightgreen | 14.82:1 | AAA | AAA |
#B9BAA7#B3ACAC#95B9BDCopy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword lightgreen directly.
:root {
--lightgreen: #90EE90;
--lightgreen-rgb: 144, 238, 144;
--lightgreen-tint: #C2F6C2;
--lightgreen-shade: #4F834F;
}
.btn-lightgreen {
background: var(--lightgreen);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'lightgreen': {
DEFAULT: '#90EE90',
light: '#C2F6C2',
dark: '#4F834F',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.