#8AE950

A light, vivid green closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #8AE950

The hex code #8AE950 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Yellowgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 233 green, and 80 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 41% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 66% Yellow, and 9% Black. With a hue angle of 97.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8AE950
RGB138, 233, 80
HSL97.3°, 77.7%, 61.4%
CMYK41%, 0%, 66%, 9%
HSV97.3°, 65.7%, 91.4%
LAB84.1, -53.5, 63.2
XYZ41.1, 64.3, 17.8
Decimal9103696

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.52:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.85:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.45:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.78:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8AE950; }
.text-color { color: #8AE950; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8AE950; }

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