Palettes / Colors / #A8EA75
#A8EA75 — Light Green
#A8EA75 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #A8EA75 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.
#A8EA75 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 #B875EA; it also sits naturally between #E3EA75 and #75EA7D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A8EA75 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 168, 234, 117 |
| HSL | 94°, 74%, 69% |
| HSV | 94°, 50%, 92% |
| CMYK | 28%, 0%, 50%, 8% |
| XYZ | 48.78, 68.45, 27.47 |
| Yxy | 68.45, 0.3371, 0.4731 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.23, -40.34, 49.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.74, -35.69, 35.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 66% · Green 92% · Blue 46%
Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 50% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A8EA75
.text { color: #A8EA75; }
.background { background-color: #A8EA75; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A8EA75; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 234, 117); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 74%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A8EA75; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 234, 117, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A8EA75; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 234, 117, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A8EA75">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A8EA75">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B875EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.69:1 AAA |
Best text color on #A8EA75: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A8EA75
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #A8EA75: ·
How #A8EA75 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 #A8EA75 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #A8EA75?
#A8EA75 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 168, 234, 117). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A8EA75?
#A8EA75 is RGB 168, 234, 117 — HSL 94°, 74%, 69% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 50%, 8%.
What colors go with #A8EA75?
Its complement is #B875EA; analogous partners are #E3EA75 and #75EA7D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A8EA75 for text?
Black text on #A8EA75 has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.