Palettes / Colors / #8AEFAF

#8AEFAF — Light Green

#8AEFAF 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 #8AEFAF 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.

#8AEFAF 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 #EF8ACA; it also sits naturally between #98EF8A and #8AEFE2. 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 69%

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 #8AEFAF

.text { color: #8AEFAF; }
.background { background-color: #8AEFAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8AEFAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 239, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(142, 76%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8AEFAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 239, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8AEFAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 239, 175, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF8ACA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8AEFAF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8AEFAF

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 #8AEFAF 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 #8AEFAF 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8AEFAF?

#8AEFAF is Light Green, a green color (RGB 138, 239, 175). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8AEFAF?

#8AEFAF is RGB 138, 239, 175 — HSL 142°, 76%, 74% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 27%, 6%.

What colors go with #8AEFAF?

Its complement is #EF8ACA; analogous partners are #98EF8A and #8AEFE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8AEFAF for text?

Black text on #8AEFAF has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.