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#8AAF88 Color

#8AAF88 is rgb(138, 175, 136) in RGB, hsl(117, 20%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 22%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AAF88
HEX#8AAF88
RGBrgb(138, 175, 136)
HSLhsl(117, 20%, 61%)
HSVhsv(117, 22%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 22%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.069 143.5)
LABlab(67.93% -18.83 15.79)
LCHlch(67.93% 24.57 140.00)

What #8AAF88 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8AAF88, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.74Sage#9CAF88ΔE 7.05Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 9.32Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.52Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.87Russian Green#679267ΔE 12.05

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#8AAF88 Channel Values

How #8AAF88 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 138 · G 175 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 20% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 22% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.45:1 vs white · 8.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AAF88 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8AAF88 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8AAF88

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AAF88; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AAF88
Complementary
#AD88AF
Analogous
#9EAF88
Analogous
#88AF9A
Triadic
#888AAF
Triadic
#AF888A
Split comp.
#9A88AF
Split comp.
#AF889E

Tints & Shades of #8AAF88

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#99BA97
#ABC6A9
#BAD0B9
#C9DAC8
#D8E4D7
#EAF1EA

Shades

#729F6F
#5E8A5C
#4D714B
#3B5639
#2A3D29
#192518

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AAF88.

How #8AAF88 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8AAF88
Protanopia#A9A988
Protanomaly#9EAC88
Deuteranopia#A4A489
Deuteranomaly#9AA889
Tritanopia#90ABAB
Tritanomaly#8DAC9E
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8AAF88 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8aaf88: #8AAF88;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AAF88;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8aaf88': '#8AAF88' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.686, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_8aaf88">#8AAF88</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AAF88"

More Green Colors

#8AAF88 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8AAF88 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AAF88?

#8AAF88 is a light green — rgb(138, 175, 136) in RGB and hsl(117, 20%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #8AAF88?

#8AAF88 is rgb(138, 175, 136) — red 138, green 175, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AAF88?

#8AAF88 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 22%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AAF88 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AAF88 scores 2.45:1 against white and 8.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8AAF88 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AAF88 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 5.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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