Pale Green is the CSS named color #98FB98 — rgb(152, 251, 152), hsl(120, 93%, 79%). Its relative luminance is 0.779, giving 1.27:1 against white and 16.59:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #98FB98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(152, 251, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 93%, 79%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.7794 |
| Contrast on white | 1.27:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 16.59:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing palegreen toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
palegreen is #98FB98, which is rgb(152, 251, 152) and hsl(120, 93%, 79%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Pale Green has a relative luminance of 0.779 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a light color. Against white it scores 1.27:1; against black, 16.59:1.
palegreen reaches 16.59:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.