Palettes / Colors / #08BF50
#08BF50 — Vivid Green
#08BF50 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #08BF50 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.
#08BF50 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 #BF0876; it also sits naturally between #1ABF08 and #08BFAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #08BF50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 8, 191, 80 |
| HSL | 144°, 92%, 39% |
| HSV | 144°, 96%, 75% |
| CMYK | 96%, 0%, 58%, 25% |
| XYZ | 20.18, 37.89, 13.84 |
| Yxy | 37.89, 0.2806, 0.5269 |
| CIE-Lab | 67.94, -63.54, 44.17 |
| Hunter Lab | 61.56, -46.65, 27.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 3% · Green 75% · Blue 31%
Cyan 96% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 58% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #08BF50
.text { color: #08BF50; }
.background { background-color: #08BF50; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08BF50; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 191, 80); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(144, 92%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08BF50; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 191, 80, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08BF50; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 191, 80, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#08BF50">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#08BF50">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BF0876:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.58:1 AAA |
Best text color on #08BF50: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #08BF50
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #08BF50: ·
How #08BF50 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 #08BF50 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #08BF50?
#08BF50 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 8, 191, 80). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #08BF50?
#08BF50 is RGB 8, 191, 80 — HSL 144°, 92%, 39% — CMYK 96%, 0%, 58%, 25%.
What colors go with #08BF50?
Its complement is #BF0876; analogous partners are #1ABF08 and #08BFAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #08BF50 for text?
Black text on #08BF50 has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.