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#8ABB81 Color

#8ABB81 is rgb(138, 187, 129) in RGB, hsl(111, 30%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 27%) 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 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8ABB81
HEX#8ABB81
RGBrgb(138, 187, 129)
HSLhsl(111, 30%, 62%)
HSVhsv(111, 31%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.097 140.7)
LABlab(71.29% -25.24 24.05)
LCHlch(71.29% 34.86 136.38)

What #8ABB81 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 #8ABB81, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.99Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.47Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.9Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 12.37Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 12.55Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 12.74

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

#8ABB81 Channel Values

How #8ABB81 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 187 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 111° · S 30% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 111° · S 31% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8ABB81 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8ABB81 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8ABB81

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8ABB81; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8ABB81
Complementary
#B281BB
Analogous
#A7BB81
Analogous
#81BB95
Triadic
#818ABB
Triadic
#BB818A
Split comp.
#9581BB
Split comp.
#BB81A7

Tints & Shades of #8ABB81

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

#99C492
#A9CDA2
#B8D6B3
#CBE1C7
#DAEAD7
#E9F3E8

Shades

#71AD67
#5B9550
#4B7B42
#3A6034
#2A4625
#182815

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8ABB81.

How #8ABB81 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#8ABB81
Protanopia#B4B481
Protanomaly#A5B781
Deuteranopia#ADAD83
Deuteranomaly#A0B382
Tritanopia#92B5B5
Tritanomaly#8FB7A3
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8ABB81 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8abb81: #8ABB81;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8ABB81;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8abb81': '#8ABB81' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.733, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_8abb81">#8ABB81</color>
SVG fillfill="#8ABB81"

More Green Colors

#8ABB81 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8ABB81 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8ABB81?

#8ABB81 is a light green — rgb(138, 187, 129) in RGB and hsl(111, 30%, 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 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #8ABB81?

#8ABB81 is rgb(138, 187, 129) — red 138, green 187, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8ABB81?

#8ABB81 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8ABB81 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8ABB81 scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8ABB81 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8ABB81 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 6.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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