Palettes / Colors / #08CD03

#08CD03 — Vivid Green

#08CD03 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color Lime (#00FF00). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lime (#00FF00) — not an exact match. CSS lime gives you #00FF00, a different color; use #08CD03 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.

#08CD03 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 #CB03CE; it also sits naturally between #6CCE03 and #03CE65. 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 80% · Blue 1%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 99% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #08CD03

.text { color: #08CD03; }
.background { background-color: #08CD03; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08CD03; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 205, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(119, 97%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08CD03; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 205, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08CD03; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 205, 3, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#08CD03">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#08CD03">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CB03CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #08CD03: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #08CD03

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 #08CD03 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 #08CD03 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

← #08CD02  ·  #08CD04 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #08CD03?

#08CD03 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 8, 205, 3). Its closest standard named color is Lime.

What is the RGB and HSL of #08CD03?

#08CD03 is RGB 8, 205, 3 — HSL 119°, 97%, 41% — CMYK 96%, 0%, 99%, 20%.

What colors go with #08CD03?

Its complement is #CB03CE; analogous partners are #6CCE03 and #03CE65. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #08CD03 for text?

Black text on #08CD03 has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.