Palettes / Colors / #8EEBB0

#8EEBB0 — Light Green

#8EEBB0 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 #8EEBB0 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.

#8EEBB0 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 #EB8EC9; it also sits naturally between #9BEB8E and #8EEBDF. 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 56% · Green 92% · Blue 69%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8EEBB0

.text { color: #8EEBB0; }
.background { background-color: #8EEBB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EEBB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 235, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(142, 70%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EEBB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 235, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EEBB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 235, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8EEBB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8EEBB0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB8EC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EEBB0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8EEBB0

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 #8EEBB0 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 #8EEBB0 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

← #8EEBAF  ·  #8EEBB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8EEBB0?

#8EEBB0 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 142, 235, 176). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EEBB0?

#8EEBB0 is RGB 142, 235, 176 — HSL 142°, 70%, 74% — CMYK 40%, 0%, 25%, 8%.

What colors go with #8EEBB0?

Its complement is #EB8EC9; analogous partners are #9BEB8E and #8EEBDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EEBB0 for text?

Black text on #8EEBB0 has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.