Palettes / Colors / #8CEDAA

#8CEDAA — Light Green

#8CEDAA is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #8CEDAA 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.

#8CEDAA 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 #ED8CCE; it also sits naturally between #9EED8C and #8CEDDB. 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 93% · Blue 67%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8CEDAA

.text { color: #8CEDAA; }
.background { background-color: #8CEDAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8CEDAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(140, 237, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(139, 73%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8CEDAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(140, 237, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8CEDAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(140, 237, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED8CCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8CEDAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8CEDAA

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 #8CEDAA 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 #8CEDAA 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

← #8CEDA9  ·  #8CEDAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8CEDAA?

#8CEDAA is Light Green, a green color (RGB 140, 237, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8CEDAA?

#8CEDAA is RGB 140, 237, 170 — HSL 139°, 73%, 74% — CMYK 41%, 0%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #8CEDAA?

Its complement is #ED8CCE; analogous partners are #9EED8C and #8CEDDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8CEDAA for text?

Black text on #8CEDAA has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.