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#8fd47f

a light, vivid green · neutral · closest name: Light Green

RGB
143, 212, 127
HSL
109°, 50%, 67%
CMYK
33, 0, 40, 17
Luminance
0.5446

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #8fd47f is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#8fd47f
Hue
109°
green
Saturation
50%
vivid
Lightness
67%
light
Brightness
83%
HSV value
Perceived
73%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5446
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
58/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
11.89:1
Closest name
Light Green
ΔE2000 6.1
Where it sits
Hue109° of 360°
Saturation50%
Lightness67%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool58% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#8fd47f
RGBrgb(143, 212, 127)
HSLhsl(109, 50%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 40%, 17%)
LABlab(78.7 -37.7 35.3)
LCHlch(78.7 51.7 136.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.803 0.135 139.8)
Decimal9426047
Display P3color(display-p3 0.561 0.831 0.498)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8fd47f;
background-color: #8fd47f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8fd47f] bg-[#8fd47f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8fd47f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.561, green: 0.831, blue: 0.498)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8fd47f")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF8FD47F)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(127, 212, 143)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #8fd47f · 11.89:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.77:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.89:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #8fd47f as text scores 1.77:1 on white and 11.89:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8fd47f on white: 1.77:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8fd47f on black: 11.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D9C779
deuteranopia · #CEC084
tritanopia · #8BCFBF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #8fd47f is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F6FAF4
#ECF6EA
#D5ECCF
#B6E3AB
#8fd47f
#6CC757
#54B73E
#469933
#387A29
#2C5921
#1B3815
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F6FAF4Darkest = 950 · #1B3815
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6FAF4;
  --brand-100: #ECF6EA;
  --brand-200: #D5ECCF;
  --brand-300: #B6E3AB;
  --brand-400: #8fd47f;
  --brand-500: #6CC757;
  --brand-600: #54B73E;
  --brand-700: #469933;
  --brand-800: #387A29;
  --brand-900: #2C5921;
  --brand-950: #1B3815;
  --brand: #8fd47f;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #8fd47f

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F5FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#CAEAC2
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#5A9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#6D309C
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#2C5F20
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EEF9EC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#172414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #8fd47f

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#C47FD4
Analogous left#BAD47F
Analogous right#7FD49A
Split-complement 1#9A7FD4
Split-complement 2#D47FBA
Triadic 1#7F8FD4
Triadic 2#D47F8F
Tetradic#7FBAD4

RGB percentages

Red56.1%
Green83.1%
Blue49.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan32.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow40.1%
Key (black)16.9%

Color previews

#8fd47f text on a black background

contrast 11.89:1

Card sample

#8fd47f text on a white background

contrast 1.77:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8fd47f;
Background color
Panel with #8fd47f background
background-color: #8fd47f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8fd47f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(143, 212, 127, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(143, 212, 127, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8fd47f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fd47f, #7FD4A8);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8fd47f

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#8fd47f in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#8fd47f, answered

What color is #8fd47f?

#8fd47f is a light vivid green, closest to Light Green (ΔE2000 6.1). It sits at 109° on the hue wheel with 50% saturation and 67% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #8fd47f?

rgb(143, 212, 127) — 143 red, 212 green and 127 blue out of 255, or 56.1% / 83.1% / 49.8% by channel.

Is #8fd47f a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5446 and perceived brightness is 73%, so black text on it reaches 11.89:1.

Should I use black or white text on #8fd47f?

Black. It scores 11.89:1 against #8fd47f, versus 1.77:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #8fd47f?

#C47FD4 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #9A7FD4 and #D47FBA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #8fd47f?

For interface work: #F5FAF4 as the surface, #CAEAC2 for borders, #5A9B4B for secondary text, #6D309C as an accent and #2C5F20 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #BAD47F and #7FD49A stays calm, while #C47FD4 is the loudest partner.

What is #8fd47f in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(33%, 0%, 40%, 17%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #8fd47f warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 58 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #AED47F; nudged cooler, #7DD68D.

Work with #8fd47f in the Color Lab