Palettes / Colors / #8BC021

#8BC021 — Green

#8BC021 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #8BC021 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.

#8BC021 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 #5621C0; it also sits naturally between #C0A521 and #3BC021. 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 55% · Green 75% · Blue 13%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 83% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8BC021

.text { color: #8BC021; }
.background { background-color: #8BC021; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8BC021; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(139, 192, 33); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 71%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8BC021; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(139, 192, 33, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8BC021; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(139, 192, 33, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8BC021">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8BC021">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5621C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8BC021: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8BC021

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 #8BC021 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 #8BC021 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

← #8BC020  ·  #8BC022 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8BC021?

#8BC021 is Green, a green color (RGB 139, 192, 33). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8BC021?

#8BC021 is RGB 139, 192, 33 — HSL 80°, 71%, 44% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 83%, 25%.

What colors go with #8BC021?

Its complement is #5621C0; analogous partners are #C0A521 and #3BC021. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8BC021 for text?

Black text on #8BC021 has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.