Palettes / Colors / #8AEF05
#8AEF05 — Vivid Green
#8AEF05 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 #8AEF05 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.
#8AEF05 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 #6B05F0; it also sits naturally between #F0E005 and #15F005. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #8AEF05 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 138, 239, 5 |
| HSL | 86°, 96%, 48% |
| HSV | 86°, 98%, 94% |
| CMYK | 42%, 0%, 98%, 6% |
| XYZ | 41.38, 67.15, 10.92 |
| Yxy | 67.15, 0.3464, 0.5622 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.58, -58.90, 82.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.94, -49.67, 46.73 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 54% · Green 94% · Blue 2%
Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 98% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #8AEF05
.text { color: #8AEF05; }
.background { background-color: #8AEF05; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8AEF05; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 239, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 96%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8AEF05; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 239, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8AEF05; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 239, 5, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#8AEF05">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8AEF05">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #6B05F0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.43:1 AAA |
Best text color on #8AEF05: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8AEF05
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 #8AEF05: ·
How #8AEF05 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 #8AEF05 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 #8AEF05?
#8AEF05 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 138, 239, 5). Its closest standard named color is LawnGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #8AEF05?
#8AEF05 is RGB 138, 239, 5 — HSL 86°, 96%, 48% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 98%, 6%.
What colors go with #8AEF05?
Its complement is #6B05F0; analogous partners are #F0E005 and #15F005. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #8AEF05 for text?
Black text on #8AEF05 has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.