Palettes / Colors / #8AFF8A

#8AFF8A — Light Vivid Green

#8AFF8A is a green color we call Light Vivid 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 #8AFF8A 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.

#8AFF8A 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 #FF8AFF; it also sits naturally between #C4FF8A and #8AFFC4. 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 100% · Blue 54%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 46% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8AFF8A

.text { color: #8AFF8A; }
.background { background-color: #8AFF8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8AFF8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 255, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 100%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8AFF8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 255, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8AFF8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 255, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8AFF8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8AFF8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF8AFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8AFF8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8AFF8A

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 #8AFF8A 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 #8AFF8A 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

← #8AFF89  ·  #8AFF8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8AFF8A?

#8AFF8A is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 138, 255, 138). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8AFF8A?

#8AFF8A is RGB 138, 255, 138 — HSL 120°, 100%, 77% — CMYK 46%, 0%, 46%, 0%.

What colors go with #8AFF8A?

Its complement is #FF8AFF; analogous partners are #C4FF8A and #8AFFC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8AFF8A for text?

Black text on #8AFF8A has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.