Palettes / Colors / #8AEFAE

#8AEFAE — Light Green

#8AEFAE is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #8AEFAE 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.

#8AEFAE 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 #EF8ACC; it also sits naturally between #99EF8A and #8AEFE0. 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 94% · Blue 68%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8AEFAE

.text { color: #8AEFAE; }
.background { background-color: #8AEFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8AEFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 239, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(141, 76%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8AEFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 239, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8AEFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 239, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF8ACC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8AEFAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8AEFAE

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 #8AEFAE 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 #8AEFAE 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

← #8AEFAD  ·  #8AEFAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8AEFAE?

#8AEFAE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 138, 239, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8AEFAE?

#8AEFAE is RGB 138, 239, 174 — HSL 141°, 76%, 74% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 27%, 6%.

What colors go with #8AEFAE?

Its complement is #EF8ACC; analogous partners are #99EF8A and #8AEFE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8AEFAE for text?

Black text on #8AEFAE has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.