Close to Pale Green

#8FFFAE

#8FFFAE is a light, vivid green, close to the color Pale Green. In RGB it’s made of 56.1% red, 100% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 137°, with 100% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8FFFAE as they’d see it.

Typical vision#8FFFAE
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #8FFFAE?

#8FFFAE is a light, vivid green, close to the color Pale Green. In RGB it’s made of 56.1% red, 100% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 137°, with 100% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #8FFFAE in RGB?

#8FFFAE is rgb(143, 255, 174): 143 red, 255 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #8FFFAE in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(44, 0, 32, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #8FFFAE?

PANTONE 351 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #8FFFAE?

Its complement #FEDFF3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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