What is the hex code for Light Green?

Light Green is #90ee90. In CSS the keyword lightgreen, the hex #90ee90, rgb(144, 238, 144) and hsl(120, 73%, 75%) all paint the same color.

What is the opposite of Light Green on the color wheel?

The opposite (complementary) color is #ee90ee, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.

Can I use Light Green for text?

Light Green as text on white has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 14.82:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.

CSS color names · Greens

Light Green color: hex #90ee90, RGB and HSL

Light Green is the CSS keyword lightgreen, hex #90ee90, rgb(144, 238, 144), hsl(120, 73%, 75%). It is a light, vivid green in the greens family. Below: the colors that go with it, its tints and shades, how it reads as text, and a complete interface palette built from it.

CSS name: lightgreen
Hex: #90ee90
RGB: rgb(144, 238, 144)
HSL: hsl(120, 73%, 75%)
On white: 1.42:1 — fails AA; use as a fill, not text
On black: 14.82:1 — passes AA for body text

.example {
  color: lightgreen;          /* keyword */
  color: #90ee90;          /* hex */
  color: rgb(144, 238, 144); /* rgb */
  color: hsl(120, 73%, 75%); /* hsl */
}

What colors go with light green

Each match keeps light green's saturation and lightness and rotates only the hue, so the relationship is the wheel's and nothing else. Any of these can be an accent beside light green as the primary; the harmony guides explain which rule suits which interface.

Complementary

The opposite hue, 180° away — the strongest contrast, best kept to one accent per screen.

#ee90ee

Split-complementary

The two neighbors of the complement, at 150° and 210° — most of the contrast with less tension, and two accents instead of one.

#bf90ee

#ee90bf

Triadic

Two hues at 120° and 240° — three evenly spaced signals, the scheme charts and category colors want.

#9090ee

#ee9090

Analogous

The neighbors at −30° and +30° — calm and cohesive, with emphasis coming from weight and size rather than hue.

#bfee90

#90eebf

Tints and shades of light green

Tints add lightness toward white; shades remove it toward black. The hue and saturation stay fixed, so every step still reads as light green — these are the hover, pressed, disabled and surface variants a single brand color needs.

Tints (lighter)

#a3f1a3

#b5f4b5

#c8f7c8

#daf9da

#edfced

Shades (darker)

#59e659

#22dd22

#19a619

#116e11

#083708

A UI color palette built from light green

The eight semantic roles an interface actually uses, derived from light green as the primary with the split-complementary rule: secondary and accent rotate around the wheel, and the five neutrals take the hue at lightness steps tuned for light and dark mode. This is the same derivation the palette generator runs — open it there to change the rule, drag the anchors, or export the set as CSS variables.

Light mode

primary: #90ee90
secondary: #bf90ee
accent: #ee90bf
background: #fcfdfc
surface: #f3f7f3
text: #112211
muted: #568f56
border: #dfecdf

Dark mode

primary: #90ee90
secondary: #bf90ee
accent: #ee90bf
background: #0e1b0e
surface: #152815
text: #f3f6f3
muted: #94b894
border: #274927

Open light green in the palette generator

Using light green in an interface

Green means success and 'on' — reserve one green for that job before you use another as a brand color. Sea green, forest green and teal are calm enough to lead a palette; the neon greens are for dark-mode accents and little else. Whichever role light green takes, define it once as a token rather than repeating the keyword: the semantic palette guide covers the eight roles, and the guides to complementary, triadic and the other color schemes explain how to weight the matches above.

What is the hex code for Light Green?: Light Green is #90ee90. In CSS the keyword lightgreen, the hex #90ee90, rgb(144, 238, 144) and hsl(120, 73%, 75%) all paint the same color.
What colors go with Light Green?: Its complement is #ee90ee, the split-complementary pair is #bf90ee and #ee90bf, the triadic partners are #9090ee and #ee9090, and the analogous neighbors are #bfee90 and #90eebf. In an interface, use Light Green for most colored elements and one of these for a single accent, at roughly an 80/20 split.
What is the opposite of Light Green on the color wheel?: The opposite (complementary) color is #ee90ee, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.
Can I use Light Green for text?: Light Green as text on white has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 14.82:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.