#8AE97C

A light, vivid green closely aligning with Lightgreen.

About #8AE97C

The hex code #8AE97C represents a beautifully specific shade of green. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Lightgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 233, and 124.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 41% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 47% Yellow, and 9% Black. The HSL representation is 112.3° hue, 71.2% saturation, and 70.0% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8AE97C
RGB138, 233, 124
HSL112.3°, 71.2%, 70.0%
CMYK41%, 0%, 47%, 9%
HSV112.3°, 46.8%, 91.4%
LAB84.6, -48.8, 44.2
XYZ43.3, 65.1, 29.4
Decimal9103740

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.50:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.03:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.43:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.92:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8AE97C; }
.text-color { color: #8AE97C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8AE97C; }

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Lightgreen
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