Palettes / Colors / #8AEC09

#8AEC09 — Vivid Green

#8AEC09 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color LawnGreen (#7CFC00). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lawngreen (#7CFC00) — not an exact match. CSS lawngreen gives you #7CFC00, a different color; use #8AEC09 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.

#8AEC09 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 #6B09EC; it also sits naturally between #ECDD09 and #18EC09. 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 93% · Blue 4%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 96% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8AEC09

.text { color: #8AEC09; }
.background { background-color: #8AEC09; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8AEC09; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 236, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 93%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8AEC09; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 236, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8AEC09; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 236, 9, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8AEC09">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8AEC09">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6B09EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8AEC09: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8AEC09

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 #8AEC09 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 #8AEC09 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

← #8AEC08  ·  #8AEC0A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8AEC09?

#8AEC09 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 138, 236, 9). Its closest standard named color is LawnGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8AEC09?

#8AEC09 is RGB 138, 236, 9 — HSL 86°, 93%, 48% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 96%, 7%.

What colors go with #8AEC09?

Its complement is #6B09EC; analogous partners are #ECDD09 and #18EC09. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8AEC09 for text?

Black text on #8AEC09 has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.