palegreen — #98FB98
#98FB98
rgb(152, 251, 152) · hsl(120, 93%, 79%) · CSS keyword palegreen
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| palegreen on white | 1.27:1 | — | — |
| palegreen on black | 16.59:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, palegreen takes black text: 16.59:1 against 1.27:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: palegreen;
color: #98fb98;
color: rgb(152 251 152);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to palegreen
- lightgreen — #90EE90
- aquamarine — #7FFFD4
- paleturquoise — #AFEEEE
- powderblue — #B0E0E6
- greenyellow — #ADFF2F
- lightblue — #ADD8E6
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for palegreen?
The hex code for palegreen is #98FB98 — RGB 152, 251, 152.
Can I use palegreen for text?
Not on a white background. palegreen reaches only 1.27:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on palegreen be black or white?
Black — 16.59:1 against 1.27:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- paleturquoise — #AFEEEE
- palevioletred — #DB7093
- papayawhip — #FFEFD5
- peachpuff — #FFDAB9
- peru — #CD853F
- pink — #FFC0CB
- plum — #DDA0DD
- powderblue — #B0E0E6
- purple — #800080
- rebeccapurple — #663399
- red — #FF0000
- rosybrown — #BC8F8F
#98FB98 in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference