PaleGreen Color
PaleGreen is a green color with hex code #98FB98. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with palegreen, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
PaleGreen Color Values
What Does PaleGreen Mean?
PaleGreen belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. As a lighter shade, PaleGreen reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, PaleGreen is classified as a green (nearest centroid: brilliant yellowish green, #83D37D). It is also known as Toxic Frog.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With PaleGreen
PaleGreen and #FB98FB are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #C9FB98 and #98FBC9, which sit beside palegreen on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair palegreen with triadic partners #9898FB and #FB9898. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Mint Green —
#8FFF9F(Delta E 4) - Baby Green —
#8CFF9E(Delta E 5) - LightGreen —
#90EE90(Delta E 5) - Pastel Green —
#B0FF9D(Delta E 7) - Foam Green —
#90FDA9(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #98FB98; }
.background { background-color: #98FB98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98FB98; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #98FB9840; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for palegreen?
PaleGreen has the hex code #98FB98. In RGB notation it is rgb(152, 251, 152), in HSL it is hsl(120, 93%, 79%), and its OKLCH value is 0.904, 0.162, 144.1.
What does the color palegreen mean?
Green-family colors like palegreen carry distinct psychological associations. PaleGreen belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. As a lighter shade, PaleGreen reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with palegreen?
PaleGreen has three easy routes: its complement #FB98FB for punch, its neighbors #C9FB98 and #98FBC9 for something calmer, or triadic partners #9898FB and #FB9898 when you want energy.
Is palegreen a standard web color?
Yes — PaleGreen is part of the CSS named colors specification, so you can use it directly in CSS as #98FB98 or with the keyword form where supported.
How do I make palegreen lighter or darker?
To lighten palegreen, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F0FEF0 (lightest tint) to #024002 (darkest shade).
About PaleGreen
PaleGreen is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has alternative names including Toxic Frog. The color is recognized by CSS3, X11, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #98FB98 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.