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#8AC78C Color

#8AC78C is rgb(138, 199, 140) in RGB, hsl(122, 35%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 30%, 22%) 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 9.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AC78C
HEX#8AC78C
RGBrgb(138, 199, 140)
HSLhsl(122, 35%, 66%)
HSVhsv(122, 31%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 30%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.104 145.3)
LABlab(74.94% -29.22 23.14)
LCHlch(74.94% 37.27 141.62)

What #8AC78C 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 #8AC78C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.26Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 10.96Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.51Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.65Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.66Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 12.46

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

#8AC78C Channel Values

How #8AC78C 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 199 · B 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 35% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 31% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AC78C 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8AC78C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8AC78C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AC78C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AC78C
Complementary
#C78AC5
Analogous
#A6C78A
Analogous
#8AC7AA
Triadic
#8C8AC7
Triadic
#C78C8A
Split comp.
#AA8AC7
Split comp.
#C78AA6

Tints & Shades of #8AC78C

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

#9BCF9D
#A9D6AA
#BADEBB
#C8E4C9
#D9EDDA
#E7F3E7

Shades

#6BB86E
#50A552
#418643
#336B35
#244C26
#162D16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AC78C.

How #8AC78C 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#8AC78C
Protanopia#BEBE8C
Protanomaly#ACC28C
Deuteranopia#B6B68E
Deuteranomaly#A6BD8D
Tritanopia#93C1C1
Tritanomaly#90C3AE
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8AC78C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ac78c: #8AC78C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AC78C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ac78c': '#8AC78C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.780, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_8ac78c">#8AC78C</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AC78C"

More Green Colors

#8AC78C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8AC78C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AC78C?

#8AC78C is a light green — rgb(138, 199, 140) in RGB and hsl(122, 35%, 66%) 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 9.26.

What is the RGB value of #8AC78C?

#8AC78C is rgb(138, 199, 140) — red 138, green 199, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AC78C?

#8AC78C converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 30%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AC78C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AC78C scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8AC78C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AC78C 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 9.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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