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#8AB291 Color

#8AB291 is rgb(138, 178, 145) in RGB, hsl(131, 21%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 19%, 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 7.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AB291
HEX#8AB291
RGBrgb(138, 178, 145)
HSLhsl(131, 21%, 62%)
HSVhsv(131, 22%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 19%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.064 149.8)
LABlab(68.96% -19.03 12.34)
LCHlch(68.96% 22.68 147.04)

What #8AB291 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 #8AB291, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.07Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.33Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.74Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 9.57Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.08Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 10.28

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

#8AB291 Channel Values

How #8AB291 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 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 131° · S 21% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 131° · S 22% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AB291 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 text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8AB291 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8AB291

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AB291; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AB291
Complementary
#B28AAB
Analogous
#97B28A
Analogous
#8AB2A6
Triadic
#918AB2
Triadic
#B2918A
Split comp.
#A68AB2
Split comp.
#B28A97

Tints & Shades of #8AB291

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

#99BDA0
#A9C7AE
#B8D1BD
#CBDDCE
#DAE7DC
#E9F1EB

Shades

#71A27A
#5B8B63
#4B7252
#3A5940
#2A412E
#18251B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AB291.

How #8AB291 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#8AB291
Protanopia#ACAC91
Protanomaly#A0AE91
Deuteranopia#A6A692
Deuteranomaly#9CAB92
Tritanopia#8FAEAE
Tritanomaly#8DB0A3
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8AB291 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ab291: #8AB291;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AB291;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ab291': '#8AB291' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.698, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_8ab291">#8AB291</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AB291"

More Green Colors

#8AB291 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8AB291 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AB291?

#8AB291 is a light green — rgb(138, 178, 145) in RGB and hsl(131, 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 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #8AB291?

#8AB291 is rgb(138, 178, 145) — red 138, green 178, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AB291?

#8AB291 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 19%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AB291 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AB291 scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8AB291 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AB291 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 7.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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