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#8fffd3

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

RGB
143, 255, 211
HSL
156°, 100%, 78%
CMYK
44, 0, 17, 0
Luminance
0.8206

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #8fffd3 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#8fffd3
Hue
156°
green
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
78%
light
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
87%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8206
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
78/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.41:1
Closest name
Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 1.6
Where it sits
Hue156° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness78%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool78% 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#8fffd3
RGBrgb(143, 255, 211)
HSLhsl(156, 100%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 17%, 0%)
LABlab(92.6 -42.0 11.1)
LCHlch(92.6 43.4 165.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.921 0.121 166.3)
Decimal9437139
Display P3color(display-p3 0.561 1.000 0.827)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8fffd3;
background-color: #8fffd3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8fffd3] bg-[#8fffd3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8fffd3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.561, green: 1.000, blue: 0.827)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8fffd3")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF8FFFD3)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(211, 255, 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 #8fffd3 · 17.41:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.21:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.41:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #8fffd3 as text scores 1.21:1 on white and 17.41:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8fffd3 on white: 1.21:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8fffd3 on black: 17.41:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FBF1D1
deuteranopia · #E9E5D6
tritanopia · #6DFFF2

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #8fffd3 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.

#F1FEF9
#E3FCF2
#C0FCE4
#8fffd3
#57FFBD
#1FFFA7
#00F595
#00CC7C
#00A363
#057649
#03492E
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F1FEF9Darkest = 950 · #03492E
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FEF9;
  --brand-100: #E3FCF2;
  --brand-200: #C0FCE4;
  --brand-300: #8fffd3;
  --brand-400: #57FFBD;
  --brand-500: #1FFFA7;
  --brand-600: #00F595;
  --brand-700: #00CC7C;
  --brand-800: #00A363;
  --brand-900: #057649;
  --brand-950: #03492E;
  --brand: #8fffd3;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #8fffd3

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#F4FAF8
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDDB
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B7B
Captions on the surface
Accent#CC0083
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#00804D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E5FFF5
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241E
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 #8fffd3

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#FF8FBB
Analogous left#8FFF9B
Analogous right#8FF3FF
Split-complement 1#FF8FF3
Split-complement 2#FF9B8F
Triadic 1#D38FFF
Triadic 2#FFD38F
Tetradic#9B8FFF

RGB percentages

Red56.1%
Green100.0%
Blue82.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan43.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow17.3%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#8fffd3 text on a black background

contrast 17.41:1

Card sample

#8fffd3 text on a white background

contrast 1.21:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8fffd3;
Background color
Panel with #8fffd3 background
background-color: #8fffd3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8fffd3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(143, 255, 211, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(143, 255, 211, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8fffd3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fffd3, #8FE0FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8fffd3

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.

#8fffd3 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.

#8fffd3, answered

What color is #8fffd3?

#8fffd3 is a light electric green, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 1.6). It sits at 156° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 78% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #8fffd3?

rgb(143, 255, 211) — 143 red, 255 green and 211 blue out of 255, or 56.1% / 100% / 82.7% by channel.

Is #8fffd3 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8206 and perceived brightness is 87%, so black text on it reaches 17.41:1.

Should I use black or white text on #8fffd3?

Black. It scores 17.41:1 against #8fffd3, versus 1.21:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #8fffd3?

#FF8FBB sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FF8FF3 and #FF9B8F, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #8fffd3?

For interface work: #F4FAF8 as the surface, #C0EDDB for borders, #4B9B7B for secondary text, #CC0083 as an accent and #00804D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #8FFF9B and #8FF3FF stays calm, while #FF8FBB is the loudest partner.

What is #8fffd3 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(44%, 0%, 17%, 0%). 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 #8fffd3 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 78 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #8FFFAA; nudged cooler, #8FFFFC.

Work with #8fffd3 in the Color Lab