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#8AB28E Color

#8AB28E is rgb(138, 178, 142) in RGB, hsl(126, 21%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 20%, 30%) 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 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AB28E
HEX#8AB28E
RGBrgb(138, 178, 142)
HSLhsl(126, 21%, 62%)
HSVhsv(126, 22%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 20%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.067 147.5)
LABlab(68.90% -19.44 13.88)
LCHlch(68.90% 23.89 144.46)

What #8AB28E 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 #8AB28E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.77Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.12Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.24Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 9.57Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.53Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 11.47

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

#8AB28E Channel Values

How #8AB28E 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 178 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 21% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 22% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.38:1 vs white · 8.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AB28E 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 text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8AB28E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8AB28E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AB28E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AB28E
Complementary
#B28AAE
Analogous
#9AB28A
Analogous
#8AB2A2
Triadic
#8E8AB2
Triadic
#B28E8A
Split comp.
#A28AB2
Split comp.
#B28A9A

Tints & Shades of #8AB28E

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

#99BD9D
#A9C7AC
#B8D1BA
#CBDDCC
#DAE7DB
#E9F1EA

Shades

#71A276
#5B8B5F
#4B724E
#3A593E
#2A412D
#182519

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AB28E.

How #8AB28E 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#8AB28E
Protanopia#ACAC8E
Protanomaly#A0AE8E
Deuteranopia#A6A68F
Deuteranomaly#9CAB8F
Tritanopia#8FAEAE
Tritanomaly#8DB0A2
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

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Using #8AB28E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ab28e: #8AB28E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AB28E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ab28e': '#8AB28E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.698, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_8ab28e">#8AB28E</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AB28E"

More Green Colors

#8AB28E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8AB28E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AB28E?

#8AB28E is a light green — rgb(138, 178, 142) in RGB and hsl(126, 21%, 62%) 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 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #8AB28E?

#8AB28E is rgb(138, 178, 142) — red 138, green 178, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AB28E?

#8AB28E converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 20%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AB28E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AB28E scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8AB28E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AB28E 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 5.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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