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#8dfbc3

a light, electric green · cool · closest name: Aqua Marine

RGB
141, 251, 195
HSL
150°, 93%, 77%
CMYK
44, 0, 22, 2
Luminance
0.7860

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #8dfbc3 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#8dfbc3
Hue
150°
green
Saturation
93%
electric
Lightness
77%
light
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
85%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7860
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
75/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.72:1
Closest name
Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 4.1
Where it sits
Hue150° of 360°
Saturation93%
Lightness77%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool75% cool

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

Every format

HEX#8dfbc3
RGBrgb(141, 251, 195)
HSLhsl(150, 93%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 22%, 2%)
LABlab(91.0 -43.9 17.1)
LCHlch(91.0 47.2 158.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.907 0.129 160.1)
Decimal9305027
Display P3color(display-p3 0.553 0.984 0.765)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8dfbc3;
background-color: #8dfbc3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8dfbc3] bg-[#8dfbc3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8dfbc3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.553, green: 0.984, blue: 0.765)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8dfbc3")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF8DFBC3)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(195, 251, 141)

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 #8dfbc3 · 16.72:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.26:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.72:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #8dfbc3 as text scores 1.26:1 on white and 16.72:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8dfbc3 on white: 1.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8dfbc3 on black: 16.72:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F9EDC0
deuteranopia · #E8E1C6
tritanopia · #70FAEB

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #8dfbc3 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F2FDF7
#E4FBF0
#C2F9DD
#8dfbc3
#5CF9AA
#26F78D
#08EC78
#07C564
#069E50
#09723C
#054726
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F2FDF7Darkest = 950 · #054726
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FDF7;
  --brand-100: #E4FBF0;
  --brand-200: #C2F9DD;
  --brand-300: #8dfbc3;
  --brand-400: #5CF9AA;
  --brand-500: #26F78D;
  --brand-600: #08EC78;
  --brand-700: #07C564;
  --brand-800: #069E50;
  --brand-900: #09723C;
  --brand-950: #054726;
  --brand: #8dfbc3;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #8dfbc3

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#F4FAF7
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDD6
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B72
Captions on the surface
Accent#C9039A
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#047B3F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FEF2
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241C
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 #8dfbc3

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#FB8DC5
Analogous left#8EFB8D
Analogous right#8DFBFA
Split-complement 1#FA8DFB
Split-complement 2#FB8D8E
Triadic 1#C38DFB
Triadic 2#FBC38D
Tetradic#8D8EFB

RGB percentages

Red55.3%
Green98.4%
Blue76.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan43.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow22.3%
Key (black)1.6%

Color previews

#8dfbc3 text on a black background

contrast 16.72:1

Card sample

#8dfbc3 text on a white background

contrast 1.26:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8dfbc3;
Background color
Panel with #8dfbc3 background
background-color: #8dfbc3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8dfbc3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(141, 251, 195, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(141, 251, 195, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8dfbc3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8dfbc3, #8DEAFB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8dfbc3

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.

#8dfbc3 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

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#8dfbc3, answered

What color is #8dfbc3?

#8dfbc3 is a light electric green, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 4.1). It sits at 150° on the hue wheel with 93% saturation and 77% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #8dfbc3?

rgb(141, 251, 195) — 141 red, 251 green and 195 blue out of 255, or 55.3% / 98.4% / 76.5% by channel.

Is #8dfbc3 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7860 and perceived brightness is 85%, so black text on it reaches 16.72:1.

Should I use black or white text on #8dfbc3?

Black. It scores 16.72:1 against #8dfbc3, versus 1.26:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #8dfbc3?

#FB8DC5 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FA8DFB and #FB8D8E, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #8dfbc3?

For interface work: #F4FAF7 as the surface, #C0EDD6 for borders, #4B9B72 for secondary text, #C9039A as an accent and #047B3F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #8EFB8D and #8DFBFA stays calm, while #FB8DC5 is the loudest partner.

What is #8dfbc3 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(44%, 0%, 22%, 2%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #8dfbc3 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 75 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #8DFB9B; nudged cooler, #8CFCEC.

Work with #8dfbc3 in the Color Lab