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#8AB57D Color

#8AB57D is rgb(138, 181, 125) in RGB, hsl(106, 27%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 31%, 29%) 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 6.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AB57D
HEX#8AB57D
RGBrgb(138, 181, 125)
HSLhsl(106, 27%, 60%)
HSVhsv(106, 31%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 31%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.091 138.5)
LABlab(69.49% -22.98 23.77)
LCHlch(69.49% 33.06 134.04)

What #8AB57D 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 #8AB57D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.56Olivine#9AB973ΔE 8.93Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 10.93Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.29Sage#9CAF88ΔE 12.36Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 12.71

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

#8AB57D Channel Values

How #8AB57D 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 181 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 27% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 31% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AB57D 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8AB57D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8AB57D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AB57D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AB57D
Complementary
#A87DB5
Analogous
#A6B57D
Analogous
#7DB58C
Triadic
#7D8AB5
Triadic
#B57D8A
Split comp.
#8C7DB5
Split comp.
#B57DA6

Tints & Shades of #8AB57D

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

#99BE8E
#AAC9A1
#B9D2B1
#CADDC5
#D9E7D5
#EBF2E8

Shades

#73A664
#608E52
#4F7543
#3D5B34
#2C4125
#1A2716

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AB57D.

How #8AB57D 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#8AB57D
Protanopia#AFAF7D
Protanomaly#A1B17D
Deuteranopia#A8A87F
Deuteranomaly#9DAE7E
Tritanopia#92AFAF
Tritanomaly#8FB29E
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8AB57D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ab57d: #8AB57D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AB57D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ab57d': '#8AB57D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.710, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_8ab57d">#8AB57D</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AB57D"

More Green Colors

#8AB57D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#8AB57D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AB57D?

#8AB57D is a light green — rgb(138, 181, 125) in RGB and hsl(106, 27%, 60%) 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 6.56.

What is the RGB value of #8AB57D?

#8AB57D is rgb(138, 181, 125) — red 138, green 181, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AB57D?

#8AB57D converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 31%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AB57D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AB57D scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8AB57D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AB57D 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 6.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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