Light green

#8af38c

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light green, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light green is a light green that feels relaxed. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Light green color values

Every conversion for #8af38c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8af38c

RGB138, 243, 140

HSL121, 81%, 75%

HSV121, 43%, 95%

CMYK43%, 0%, 42%, 5%

Lab87.68, -50.76, 40.33

XYZ47.27, 71.4, 36.1

Decimal9106316

Web safe#99ff99

Pantone359 C

Shades of light green

#6af06d #4aec4e #2be92e #16da1a #13bb16 #109b13 #0d7b0f #095b0b #063c07 #031c03

Tints of light green

#94f496 #9ef5a0 #a8f6aa #b2f7b4 #bcf8be #c6f9c7 #d1fad1 #dbfbdb #e5fce5 #effdef

Colors that go with light green

Complementary#f38af1 Analogous#bcf38a Analogous#8af3c1 Triadic#8c8af3 Triadic#f38c8a Split complementary#c08af3 Split complementary#f38abd

Light green in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 43, 0, 42, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8af38c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

43 0 42 5

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 4 43 11

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light green in css

Copy #8af38c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8af38c; }
.text { color: #8af38c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8af38c; }

How light green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8af38c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8af38c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8af38c sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light green? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8af38c and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light green, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #8af38c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.