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#90E08A Color

#90E08A is rgb(144, 224, 138) in RGB, hsl(116, 58%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 38%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#90E08A
HEX#90E08A
RGBrgb(144, 224, 138)
HSLhsl(116, 58%, 71%)
HSVhsv(116, 38%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 38%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.141 142.6)
LABlab(82.48% -38.06 34.09)
LCHlch(82.48% 51.09 138.16)

What #90E08A 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 #90E08A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 6.84Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 10.64Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 11.41Mantis#74C365ΔE 11.53Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 11.58Pistachio#93C572ΔE 12.9

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

#90E08A Channel Values

How #90E08A 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 224 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 116° · S 58% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 116° · S 38% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.59:1 vs white · 13.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #90E08A 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 text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #90E08A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #90E08A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #90E08A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#90E08A
Complementary
#DA8AE0
Analogous
#BBE08A
Analogous
#8AE0AF
Triadic
#8A90E0
Triadic
#E08A90
Split comp.
#AF8AE0
Split comp.
#E08ABB

Tints & Shades of #90E08A

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

#9FE49A
#AFE9AA
#BEEDBB
#C9F0C7
#D9F4D7
#E8F9E7

Shades

#6AD562
#47CC3E
#35A92D
#2A8523
#1D5D19
#12380F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #90E08A.

How #90E08A 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#90E08A
Protanopia#D5D58B
Protanomaly#BDDA8A
Deuteranopia#CACA8D
Deuteranomaly#B6D38C
Tritanopia#9ED8D8
Tritanomaly#99DBBD
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #90E08A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-90e08a: #90E08A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #90E08A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-90e08a': '#90E08A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.878, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_90e08a">#90E08A</color>
SVG fillfill="#90E08A"

More Green Colors

#90E08A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#90E08A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #90E08A?

#90E08A is a light green — rgb(144, 224, 138) in RGB and hsl(116, 58%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #90E08A?

#90E08A is rgb(144, 224, 138) — red 144, green 224, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #90E08A?

#90E08A converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 38%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #90E08A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #90E08A scores 1.59:1 against white and 13.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #90E08A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #90E08A 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 6.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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