What color is #08FF08?

#08FF08 is a vivid green known as Fluorescent Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fluorescent Green?

The RGB value is 8, 255, 8: 8 red, 255 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fluorescent Green?

The complementary color is #FF08FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #08FF08?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fluorescent Green color: hex code #08FF08

#08FF08 rgb(8, 255, 8)

Shades of green

Fluorescent Green has the hex code #08FF08. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 100% green and 3.1% blue (8, 255, 8).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 97% cyan, 0% magenta, 97% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

Fluorescent Green (#08FF08) color codes

HEX	`#08FF08`
RGB	`rgb(8, 255, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 100%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 97%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(97%, 0%, 97%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.77, -85.84, 82.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.77, 119.14, 136.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.902, 71.584, 12.155)`
Decimal	`589576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fluorescent Green, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #08FF08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#08FF08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #08FF08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #08ff08; }
.text { color: #08ff08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #08ff08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 255 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #08ff08, #08ff84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #08FF08 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #08FF08?: #08FF08 is a vivid green known as Fluorescent Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fluorescent Green?: The RGB value is 8, 255, 8: 8 red, 255 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fluorescent Green?: The complementary color is #FF08FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #08FF08?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.