Palettes / Colors / #8CEDBE

#8CEDBE — Light Green

#8CEDBE is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.

#8CEDBE 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 #ED8CBB; it also sits naturally between #8CED8E and #8CEBED. 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 75%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8CEDBE

.text { color: #8CEDBE; }
.background { background-color: #8CEDBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8CEDBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(140, 237, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(151, 73%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8CEDBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(140, 237, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8CEDBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(140, 237, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #8CEDBE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED8CBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8CEDBE: #000000.

How #8CEDBE 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 #8CEDBE 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 #8CEDBE?

#8CEDBE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 140, 237, 190). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8CEDBE?

#8CEDBE is RGB 140, 237, 190 — HSL 151°, 73%, 74% — CMYK 41%, 0%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #8CEDBE?

Its complement is #ED8CBB; analogous partners are #8CED8E and #8CEBED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8CEDBE for text?

Black text on #8CEDBE has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.