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#8ffc3f

a balanced, electric green · neutral · closest name: Lawn Green

RGB
143, 252, 63
HSL
95°, 97%, 62%
CMYK
43, 0, 75, 1
Luminance
0.7582

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #8ffc3f is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#8ffc3f
Hue
95°
green
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
62%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
82%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7582
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
52/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.16:1
Closest name
Lawn Green
ΔE2000 2.3
Where it sits
Hue95° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness62%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool52% 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#8ffc3f
RGBrgb(143, 252, 63)
HSLhsl(95, 97%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 75%, 1%)
LABlab(89.8 -60.4 75.0)
LCHlch(89.8 96.3 128.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.892 0.238 135.3)
Decimal9436223
Display P3color(display-p3 0.561 0.988 0.247)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8ffc3f;
background-color: #8ffc3f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8ffc3f] bg-[#8ffc3f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8ffc3f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.561, green: 0.988, blue: 0.247)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8ffc3f")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF8FFC3F)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(63, 252, 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 #8ffc3f · 16.16:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.30:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.16:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #8ffc3f as text scores 1.30:1 on white and 16.16:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8ffc3f on white: 1.30:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8ffc3f on black: 16.16:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFE70E
deuteranopia · #F7DE53
tritanopia · #8CF2D8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #8ffc3f 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.

#F6FDF1
#EEFCE4
#D9FBC1
#BFFD91
#8ffc3f
#7EFC22
#68F104
#57C903
#45A103
#357407
#214804
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F6FDF1Darkest = 950 · #214804
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6FDF1;
  --brand-100: #EEFCE4;
  --brand-200: #D9FBC1;
  --brand-300: #BFFD91;
  --brand-400: #8ffc3f;
  --brand-500: #7EFC22;
  --brand-600: #68F104;
  --brand-700: #57C903;
  --brand-800: #45A103;
  --brand-900: #357407;
  --brand-950: #214804;
  --brand: #8ffc3f;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #8ffc3f

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#F7FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D3EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#6D9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#7C3CFF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#367E02
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F0FFE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1B2414
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 #8ffc3f

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
  • 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
  • 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#AC3FFC
Analogous left#EEFC3F
Analogous right#3FFC4E
Split-complement 1#4E3FFC
Split-complement 2#FC3FEE
Triadic 1#3F8FFC
Triadic 2#FC3F8F
Tetradic#3FEEFC

RGB percentages

Red56.1%
Green98.8%
Blue24.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan43.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow75.0%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#8ffc3f text on a black background

contrast 16.16:1

Card sample

#8ffc3f text on a white background

contrast 1.30:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8ffc3f;
Background color
Panel with #8ffc3f background
background-color: #8ffc3f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8ffc3f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(143, 252, 63, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(143, 252, 63, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8ffc3f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ffc3f, #3FFC6D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8ffc3f

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.

#8ffc3f 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
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

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

#8ffc3f, answered

What color is #8ffc3f?

#8ffc3f is a balanced electric green, closest to Lawn Green (ΔE2000 2.3). It sits at 95° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 62% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #8ffc3f?

rgb(143, 252, 63) — 143 red, 252 green and 63 blue out of 255, or 56.1% / 98.8% / 24.7% by channel.

Is #8ffc3f a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7582 and perceived brightness is 82%, so black text on it reaches 16.16:1.

Should I use black or white text on #8ffc3f?

Black. It scores 16.16:1 against #8ffc3f, versus 1.30:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #8ffc3f?

#AC3FFC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #4E3FFC and #FC3FEE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #8ffc3f?

For interface work: #F7FAF4 as the surface, #D3EDC0 for borders, #6D9B4B for secondary text, #7C3CFF as an accent and #367E02 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #EEFC3F and #3FFC4E stays calm, while #AC3FFC is the loudest partner.

What is #8ffc3f in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(43%, 0%, 75%, 1%). 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 #8ffc3f warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 52 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D4FC3F; nudged cooler, #48FE3D.

Work with #8ffc3f in the Color Lab