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#8AB795 Color

#8AB795 is rgb(138, 183, 149) in RGB, hsl(135, 24%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 28%) 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 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AB795
HEX#8AB795
RGBrgb(138, 183, 149)
HSLhsl(135, 24%, 63%)
HSVhsv(135, 25%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.069 152)
LABlab(70.47% -20.81 12.27)
LCHlch(70.47% 24.16 149.46)

What #8AB795 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 #8AB795, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.94Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.28Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.31Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 10.52Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 10.84Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.07

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

#8AB795 Channel Values

How #8AB795 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 183 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 24% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 25% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AB795 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8AB795 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8AB795

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AB795; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AB795
Complementary
#B78AAC
Analogous
#95B78A
Analogous
#8AB7AC
Triadic
#958AB7
Triadic
#B7958A
Split comp.
#AC8AB7
Split comp.
#B78A95

Tints & Shades of #8AB795

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

#9AC1A4
#AACBB2
#B9D4C0
#C9DECE
#D9E8DD
#E9F1EB

Shades

#71A87E
#599167
#4A7855
#385C41
#29422F
#17261B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AB795.

How #8AB795 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#8AB795
Protanopia#B0B095
Protanomaly#A2B395
Deuteranopia#AAAA96
Deuteranomaly#9EAF96
Tritanopia#8FB3B3
Tritanomaly#8DB5A8
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #8AB795 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ab795: #8AB795;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AB795;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ab795': '#8AB795' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.718, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_8ab795">#8AB795</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AB795"

More Green Colors

#8AB795 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8AB795 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AB795?

#8AB795 is a light green — rgb(138, 183, 149) in RGB and hsl(135, 24%, 63%) 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 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #8AB795?

#8AB795 is rgb(138, 183, 149) — red 138, green 183, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AB795?

#8AB795 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AB795 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AB795 scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8AB795 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AB795 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 5.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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