Palettes / Colors / #8AAF47

#8AAF47 — Muted Green

#8AAF47 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

#8AAF47 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6B47AE; it also sits naturally between #AE9E47 and #56AE47. 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 54% · Green 69% · Blue 28%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 59% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8AAF47

.text { color: #8AAF47; }
.background { background-color: #8AAF47; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8AAF47; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 175, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 42%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8AAF47; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 175, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8AAF47; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 175, 71, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8AAF47">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8AAF47">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6B47AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8AAF47: #000000.

How #8AAF47 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 #8AAF47 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 #8AAF47?

#8AAF47 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 138, 175, 71). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8AAF47?

#8AAF47 is RGB 138, 175, 71 — HSL 81°, 42%, 48% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 59%, 31%.

What colors go with #8AAF47?

Its complement is #6B47AE; analogous partners are #AE9E47 and #56AE47. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8AAF47 for text?

Black text on #8AAF47 has a contrast ratio of 8.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.53:1.