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#8AC144 Color

#8AC144 is rgb(138, 193, 68) in RGB, hsl(86, 50%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 65%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (RYB) (#66B032), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AC144
HEX#8AC144
RGBrgb(138, 193, 68)
HSLhsl(86, 50%, 51%)
HSVhsv(86, 65%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 65%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.165 129.9)
LABlab(72.39% -33.19 54.55)
LCHlch(72.39% 63.86 121.32)

What #8AC144 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 #8AC144, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 9.94Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 11.91Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 13.89June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 15.06Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 16.41Mantis#74C365ΔE 16.62

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

#8AC144 Channel Values

How #8AC144 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 193 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 50% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 65% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AC144 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8AC144 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8AC144

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AC144; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AC144
Complementary
#7A44C1
Analogous
#C1B844
Analogous
#4CC144
Triadic
#448AC1
Triadic
#C1448A
Split comp.
#444CC1
Split comp.
#B844C1

Tints & Shades of #8AC144

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

#9BC95E
#A9D175
#BADA90
#CBE3AB
#DBECC6
#EAF4DD

Shades

#78A838
#679130
#547728
#415C1F
#2E4116
#1E2A0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AC144.

How #8AC144 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#8AC144
Protanopia#B9B945
Protanomaly#A8BC44
Deuteranopia#B1B148
Deuteranomaly#A3B847
Tritanopia#98B7B7
Tritanomaly#93BB96
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8AC144 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ac144: #8AC144;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AC144;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ac144': '#8AC144' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.757, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_8ac144">#8AC144</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AC144"

More Green Colors

#8AC144 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8AC144 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AC144?

#8AC144 is a mid-tone green — rgb(138, 193, 68) in RGB and hsl(86, 50%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (RYB) (#66B032), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.94.

What is the RGB value of #8AC144?

#8AC144 is rgb(138, 193, 68) — red 138, green 193, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AC144?

#8AC144 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 65%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AC144 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AC144 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8AC144 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AC144 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 11.91, which is visibly different.

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