HEX Color #8AE983 (Lightgreen)

About #8AE983

When working with digital screens, the color #8AE983 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Lightgreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 233, 131).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow, and 9% black. With a hue angle of 115.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8AE983

RGB138, 233, 131

HSL115.9°, 69.9%, 71.4%

CMYK41%, 0%, 44%, 9%

HSV115.9°, 43.8%, 91.4%

LAB84.6, -47.9, 40.9

XYZ43.7, 65.3, 31.8

Decimal9103747

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8AE983 #E182E9

Analogous

#BCE982 #82E9AF

Triadic

#8289E9 #E9828A

Tetradic

#82BCE9 #E182E9 #E9AE82

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8AE983

#97EB90

#A4ED9E

#B1F0AC

#BEF2BA

#CBF5C7

#D8F7D5

#E5FAE3

#F2FCF1

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8AE983

#7ACF74

#6BB565

#5C9B57

#4C8148

#3D673A

#2E4D2B

#1E331D

#0F190E

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.49:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

14.06:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.43:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

11.96:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8AE983; }

.text-color { color: #8AE983; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8AE983; }

Similar Colors

Lightgreen

#90EE90