Palettes / Colors / #8AEE85

#8AEE85 — Light Green

#8AEE85 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 #8AEE85 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.

#8AEE85 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 #E986EE; it also sits naturally between #BFEE86 and #86EEB5. 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 52%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 44% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8AEE85

.text { color: #8AEE85; }
.background { background-color: #8AEE85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8AEE85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 238, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(117, 76%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8AEE85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 238, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8AEE85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 238, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8AEE85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8AEE85">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E986EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8AEE85: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8AEE85

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 #8AEE85 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 #8AEE85 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

← #8AEE84  ·  #8AEE86 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8AEE85?

#8AEE85 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 138, 238, 133). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8AEE85?

#8AEE85 is RGB 138, 238, 133 — HSL 117°, 76%, 73% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 44%, 7%.

What colors go with #8AEE85?

Its complement is #E986EE; analogous partners are #BFEE86 and #86EEB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8AEE85 for text?

Black text on #8AEE85 has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.