#8AE27C

A light, moderate green closely aligning with Lightgreen.

About #8AE27C

When working with digital screens, the color #8AE27C is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Lightgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 226 parts green, and 124 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 39% C, 0% M, 45% Y, and 11% K. The HSL representation is 111.8° hue, 63.7% saturation, and 68.6% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8AE27C
RGB138, 226, 124
HSL111.8°, 63.7%, 68.6%
CMYK39%, 0%, 45%, 11%
HSV111.8°, 45.1%, 88.6%
LAB82.5, -45.9, 41.6
XYZ41.3, 61.3, 28.7
Decimal9101948

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.58:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.25:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.51:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.26:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8AE27C; }
.text-color { color: #8AE27C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8AE27C; }

Similar Colors

Lightgreen
#90EE90