Palettes / Colors / #8BE4BB

#8BE4BB — Light Green

#8BE4BB 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 #8BE4BB 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.

#8BE4BB is a cool 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 #E48BB5; it also sits naturally between #8BE48E and #8BE1E4. 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 89% · Blue 73%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8BE4BB

.text { color: #8BE4BB; }
.background { background-color: #8BE4BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8BE4BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(139, 228, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(152, 62%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8BE4BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(139, 228, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8BE4BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(139, 228, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8BE4BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8BE4BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E48BB5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8BE4BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8BE4BB

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 #8BE4BB 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 #8BE4BB 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 #8BE4BB?

#8BE4BB is Light Green, a green color (RGB 139, 228, 187). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8BE4BB?

#8BE4BB is RGB 139, 228, 187 — HSL 152°, 62%, 72% — CMYK 39%, 0%, 18%, 11%.

What colors go with #8BE4BB?

Its complement is #E48BB5; analogous partners are #8BE48E and #8BE1E4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8BE4BB for text?

Black text on #8BE4BB has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.