Close to Light Green
#8AEF97
#8AEF97 is a light, vivid green, close to the color Light Green. In RGB it’s made of 54.1% red, 93.7% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 128°, with 76% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8AEF97.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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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 #8AEF97 as they’d see it.
#8AEF97 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8AEF97
What color is #8AEF97?
#8AEF97 is a light, vivid green, close to the color Light Green. In RGB it’s made of 54.1% red, 93.7% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 128°, with 76% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #8AEF97 in RGB?
#8AEF97 is rgb(138, 239, 151): 138 red, 239 green, and 151 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8AEF97 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(42, 0, 37, 6). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8AEF97?
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 #8AEF97?
Its complement #FEC9F5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.