Palettes / Colors / #8AEFBB

#8AEFBB — Light Green

#8AEFBB is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #8AEFBB 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.

#8AEFBB 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 #EF8ABE; it also sits naturally between #8CEF8A and #8AEFED. 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 73%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8AEFBB

.text { color: #8AEFBB; }
.background { background-color: #8AEFBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8AEFBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 239, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(149, 76%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8AEFBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 239, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8AEFBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 239, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF8ABE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8AEFBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8AEFBB

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 #8AEFBB 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 #8AEFBB 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 #8AEFBB?

#8AEFBB is Light Green, a green color (RGB 138, 239, 187). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8AEFBB?

#8AEFBB is RGB 138, 239, 187 — HSL 149°, 76%, 74% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 22%, 6%.

What colors go with #8AEFBB?

Its complement is #EF8ABE; analogous partners are #8CEF8A and #8AEFED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8AEFBB for text?

Black text on #8AEFBB has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.