Palettes / Colors / #8AAA09
#8AAA09 — Vivid Green
#8AAA09 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color Olive (#808000). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: olive (#808000) — not an exact match. CSS olive gives you #808000, a different color; use #8AAA09 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.
#8AAA09 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 #2909AA; it also sits naturally between #AA7909 and #39AA09. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #8AAA09 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 138, 170, 9 |
| HSL | 72°, 90%, 35% |
| HSV | 72°, 95%, 67% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 95%, 33% |
| XYZ | 24.91, 34.17, 5.54 |
| Yxy | 34.17, 0.3854, 0.5288 |
| CIE-Lab | 65.10, -29.61, 65.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 58.46, -23.50, 33.35 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 54% · Green 67% · Blue 4%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 95% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #8AAA09
.text { color: #8AAA09; }
.background { background-color: #8AAA09; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8AAA09; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 170, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 90%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8AAA09; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 170, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8AAA09; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 170, 9, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#8AAA09">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8AAA09">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2909AA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.68:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #8AAA09: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8AAA09
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 #8AAA09: ·
How #8AAA09 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 #8AAA09 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 #8AAA09?
#8AAA09 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 138, 170, 9). Its closest standard named color is Olive.
What is the RGB and HSL of #8AAA09?
#8AAA09 is RGB 138, 170, 9 — HSL 72°, 90%, 35% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 95%, 33%.
What colors go with #8AAA09?
Its complement is #2909AA; analogous partners are #AA7909 and #39AA09. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #8AAA09 for text?
Black text on #8AAA09 has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.