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#8ABD84 Color

#8ABD84 is rgb(138, 189, 132) in RGB, hsl(114, 30%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 30%, 26%) 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.

#8ABD84
HEX#8ABD84
RGBrgb(138, 189, 132)
HSLhsl(114, 30%, 63%)
HSVhsv(114, 30%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 30%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.097 142)
LABlab(71.92% -25.77 23.30)
LCHlch(71.92% 34.75 137.89)

What #8ABD84 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 #8ABD84, 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 10.39Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.11Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 12.35Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 12.52Pistachio#93C572ΔE 13.22

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

#8ABD84 Channel Values

How #8ABD84 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 189 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 114° · S 30% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 114° · S 30% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8ABD84 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 text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8ABD84 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8ABD84

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8ABD84; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8ABD84
Complementary
#B784BD
Analogous
#A6BD84
Analogous
#84BD9B
Triadic
#848ABD
Triadic
#BD848A
Split comp.
#9B84BD
Split comp.
#BD84A6

Tints & Shades of #8ABD84

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

#9AC695
#AACFA5
#B9D8B6
#C9E1C7
#D9EAD7
#E9F3E8

Shades

#71AF6A
#599852
#4A7E44
#386034
#294625
#172815

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8ABD84.

How #8ABD84 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#8ABD84
Protanopia#B6B684
Protanomaly#A6B984
Deuteranopia#AEAE86
Deuteranomaly#A1B485
Tritanopia#92B7B7
Tritanomaly#8FB9A5
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8ABD84 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8abd84: #8ABD84;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8ABD84;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8abd84': '#8ABD84' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.741, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_8abd84">#8ABD84</color>
SVG fillfill="#8ABD84"

More Green Colors

#8ABD84 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8ABD84 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8ABD84?

#8ABD84 is a light green — rgb(138, 189, 132) in RGB and hsl(114, 30%, 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 6.56.

What is the RGB value of #8ABD84?

#8ABD84 is rgb(138, 189, 132) — red 138, green 189, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8ABD84?

#8ABD84 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 30%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8ABD84 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8ABD84 scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8ABD84 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8ABD84 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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