Palettes / Colors / #8CE91C

#8CE91C — Vivid Green

#8CE91C is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color LawnGreen (#7CFC00). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lawngreen (#7CFC00) — not an exact match. CSS lawngreen gives you #7CFC00, a different color; use #8CE91C 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.

#8CE91C 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 #781CE9; it also sits naturally between #E9DE1C and #26E91C. 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 91% · Blue 11%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 88% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8CE91C

.text { color: #8CE91C; }
.background { background-color: #8CE91C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8CE91C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(140, 233, 28); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 82%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8CE91C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(140, 233, 28, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8CE91C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(140, 233, 28, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8CE91C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8CE91C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #781CE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8CE91C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8CE91C

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 #8CE91C 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 #8CE91C 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

← #8CE91B  ·  #8CE91D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8CE91C?

#8CE91C is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 140, 233, 28). Its closest standard named color is LawnGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8CE91C?

#8CE91C is RGB 140, 233, 28 — HSL 87°, 82%, 51% — CMYK 40%, 0%, 88%, 9%.

What colors go with #8CE91C?

Its complement is #781CE9; analogous partners are #E9DE1C and #26E91C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8CE91C for text?

Black text on #8CE91C has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.