Palettes / Colors / #8AEF95
#8AEF95 — Light Green
#8AEF95 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 #8AEF95 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.
#8AEF95 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 #EF8AE3; it also sits naturally between #B1EF8A and #8AEFC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #8AEF95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 138, 239, 149 |
| HSL | 127°, 76%, 74% |
| HSV | 127°, 42%, 94% |
| CMYK | 42%, 0%, 38%, 6% |
| XYZ | 46.77, 69.31, 39.35 |
| Yxy | 69.31, 0.3009, 0.4459 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.66, -47.73, 34.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.25, -41.61, 26.71 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 54% · Green 94% · Blue 58%
Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #8AEF95
.text { color: #8AEF95; }
.background { background-color: #8AEF95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8AEF95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 239, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(127, 76%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8AEF95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 239, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8AEF95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 239, 149, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#8AEF95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8AEF95">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EF8AE3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #8AEF95: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8AEF95
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 #8AEF95: ·
How #8AEF95 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 #8AEF95 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 #8AEF95?
#8AEF95 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 138, 239, 149). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #8AEF95?
#8AEF95 is RGB 138, 239, 149 — HSL 127°, 76%, 74% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 38%, 6%.
What colors go with #8AEF95?
Its complement is #EF8AE3; analogous partners are #B1EF8A and #8AEFC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #8AEF95 for text?
Black text on #8AEF95 has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.