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#90DD8D Color

#90DD8D is rgb(144, 221, 141) in RGB, hsl(118, 54%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 36%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#90DD8D
HEX#90DD8D
RGBrgb(144, 221, 141)
HSLhsl(118, 54%, 71%)
HSVhsv(118, 36%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 36%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.134 143.4)
LABlab(81.65% -36.50 31.52)
LCHlch(81.65% 48.22 139.18)

What #90DD8D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #90DD8D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 9.19Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.52Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.9Mantis#74C365ΔE 12.4Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 13.3Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 13.54

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#90DD8D Channel Values

How #90DD8D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 144 · G 221 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 118° · S 54% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 118° · S 36% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #90DD8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #90DD8D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #90DD8D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #90DD8D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#90DD8D
Complementary
#DA8DDD
Analogous
#B8DD8D
Analogous
#8DDDB2
Triadic
#8D90DD
Triadic
#DD8D90
Split comp.
#B28DDD
Split comp.
#DD8DB8

Tints & Shades of #90DD8D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9FE29D
#AEE6AD
#BEEBBC
#C9EFC8
#D9F3D8
#E8F8E7

Shades

#69D166
#47C743
#35A531
#2A8227
#1D5A1B
#123710

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #90DD8D.

How #90DD8D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#90DD8D
Protanopia#D2D28D
Protanomaly#BCD78D
Deuteranopia#C8C890
Deuteranomaly#B4D18F
Tritanopia#9DD5D5
Tritanomaly#98D8BC
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #90DD8D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-90dd8d: #90DD8D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #90DD8D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-90dd8d': '#90DD8D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.867, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_90dd8d">#90DD8D</color>
SVG fillfill="#90DD8D"

More Green Colors

#90DD8D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#90DD8D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #90DD8D?

#90DD8D is a light green — rgb(144, 221, 141) in RGB and hsl(118, 54%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.19.

What is the RGB value of #90DD8D?

#90DD8D is rgb(144, 221, 141) — red 144, green 221, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #90DD8D?

#90DD8D converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 36%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #90DD8D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #90DD8D scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #90DD8D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #90DD8D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 9.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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