Palettes / Colors / #08BF74

#08BF74 — Vivid Green

#08BF74 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #08BF74 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.

#08BF74 is a cool 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 #BF0854; it also sits naturally between #08BF17 and #08B0BF. 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 45%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 39% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #08BF74

.text { color: #08BF74; }
.background { background-color: #08BF74; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08BF74; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 191, 116); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(155, 92%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08BF74; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 191, 116, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08BF74; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 191, 116, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#08BF74">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#08BF74">Div content here</div>

Shades of #08BF74

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF0854:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #08BF74: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #08BF74

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 #08BF74 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 #08BF74 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 #08BF74?

#08BF74 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 8, 191, 116). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #08BF74?

#08BF74 is RGB 8, 191, 116 — HSL 155°, 92%, 39% — CMYK 96%, 0%, 39%, 25%.

What colors go with #08BF74?

Its complement is #BF0854; analogous partners are #08BF17 and #08B0BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #08BF74 for text?

Black text on #08BF74 has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.41:1.