Palettes / Colors / #8EEBB2

#8EEBB2 — Light Green

#8EEBB2 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 #8EEBB2 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.

#8EEBB2 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 #EB8EC8; it also sits naturally between #99EB8E and #8EEBE0. 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 70%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8EEBB2

.text { color: #8EEBB2; }
.background { background-color: #8EEBB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EEBB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 235, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(143, 70%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EEBB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 235, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EEBB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 235, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8EEBB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8EEBB2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB8EC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EEBB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8EEBB2

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 #8EEBB2 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 #8EEBB2 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 #8EEBB2?

#8EEBB2 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 142, 235, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EEBB2?

#8EEBB2 is RGB 142, 235, 178 — HSL 143°, 70%, 74% — CMYK 40%, 0%, 24%, 8%.

What colors go with #8EEBB2?

Its complement is #EB8EC8; analogous partners are #99EB8E and #8EEBE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EEBB2 for text?

Black text on #8EEBB2 has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.