Palettes / Colors / #8AEC6D
#8AEC6D — Light Green
#8AEC6D is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #8AEC6D 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.
#8AEC6D 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 #CF6FEC; it also sits naturally between #CBEC6F and #6FEC90. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #8AEC6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | 138, 236, 109 |
| HSL | 106°, 77%, 68% |
| HSV | 106°, 54%, 93% |
| CMYK | 42%, 0%, 54%, 7% |
| XYZ | 43.24, 66.50, 25.02 |
| Yxy | 66.50, 0.3208, 0.4935 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.25, -51.88, 52.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.55, -44.40, 35.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 54% · Green 93% · Blue 43%
Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 54% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #8AEC6D
.text { color: #8AEC6D; }
.background { background-color: #8AEC6D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8AEC6D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 236, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(106, 77%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8AEC6D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 236, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8AEC6D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 236, 109, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#8AEC6D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8AEC6D">Div content here</div>
Shades of #8AEC6D
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Tones of #8AEC6D
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CF6FEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #8AEC6D: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8AEC6D
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 #8AEC6D: ·
How #8AEC6D 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 #8AEC6D 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 #8AEC6D?
#8AEC6D is Light Green, a green color (RGB 138, 236, 109). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #8AEC6D?
#8AEC6D is RGB 138, 236, 109 — HSL 106°, 77%, 68% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 54%, 7%.
What colors go with #8AEC6D?
Its complement is #CF6FEC; analogous partners are #CBEC6F and #6FEC90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #8AEC6D for text?
Black text on #8AEC6D has a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.