Palettes / Colors / #08A142

#08A142 — Vivid Green

#08A142 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

#08A142 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A10866; it also sits naturally between #19A108 and #08A18F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 3% · Green 63% · Blue 26%

Cyan 95% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 59% · Key 37%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #08A142

.text { color: #08A142; }
.background { background-color: #08A142; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08A142; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 161, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(143, 91%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08A142; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 161, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08A142; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 161, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#08A142">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#08A142">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A10866:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #08A142: #000000.

How #08A142 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #08A142 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #08A142?

#08A142 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 8, 161, 66). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #08A142?

#08A142 is RGB 8, 161, 66 — HSL 143°, 91%, 33% — CMYK 95%, 0%, 59%, 37%.

What colors go with #08A142?

Its complement is #A10866; analogous partners are #19A108 and #08A18F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #08A142 for text?

Black text on #08A142 has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.39:1.