Palettes / Colors / #08BF09

#08BF09 — Vivid Green

#08BF09 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: forestgreen (#228B22) — not an exact match. CSS forestgreen gives you #228B22, a different color; use #08BF09 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#08BF09 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 #BF08BF; it also sits naturally between #63BF08 and #08BF63. 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 75% · Blue 4%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 95% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #08BF09

.text { color: #08BF09; }
.background { background-color: #08BF09; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08BF09; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 191, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 92%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08BF09; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 191, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08BF09; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 191, 9, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#08BF09">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#08BF09">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF08BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #08BF09: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #08BF09

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #08BF09 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 #08BF09 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

← #08BF08  ·  #08BF0A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #08BF09?

#08BF09 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 8, 191, 9). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #08BF09?

#08BF09 is RGB 8, 191, 9 — HSL 120°, 92%, 39% — CMYK 96%, 0%, 95%, 25%.

What colors go with #08BF09?

Its complement is #BF08BF; analogous partners are #63BF08 and #08BF63. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #08BF09 for text?

Black text on #08BF09 has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.48:1.