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#8ACC9A Color

#8ACC9A is rgb(138, 204, 154) in RGB, hsl(135, 39%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 25%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8ACC9A
HEX#8ACC9A
RGBrgb(138, 204, 154)
HSLhsl(135, 39%, 67%)
HSVhsv(135, 32%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 25%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.7% 0.098 151.3)
LABlab(76.62% -29.58 18.07)
LCHlch(76.62% 34.66 148.57)

What #8ACC9A 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 #8ACC9A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.19Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.65Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.21Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 9.24Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.51Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.63

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

#8ACC9A Channel Values

How #8ACC9A 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 204 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 39% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 32% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8ACC9A 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8ACC9A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8ACC9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8ACC9A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8ACC9A
Complementary
#CC8ABB
Analogous
#9ACC8A
Analogous
#8ACCBB
Triadic
#9A8ACC
Triadic
#CC9A8A
Split comp.
#BB8ACC
Split comp.
#CC8A9A

Tints & Shades of #8ACC9A

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

#98D2A7
#AADAB6
#B8E0C2
#CAE8D1
#D8EEDD
#EAF6ED

Shades

#6ABE7F
#4CAE65
#3E8E52
#306E40
#224E2D
#142E1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8ACC9A.

How #8ACC9A 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#8ACC9A
Protanopia#C3C39A
Protanomaly#AFC79A
Deuteranopia#BABA9C
Deuteranomaly#A9C19B
Tritanopia#93C7C7
Tritanomaly#8FC9B6
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8ACC9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8acc9a: #8ACC9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8ACC9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8acc9a': '#8ACC9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.800, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_8acc9a">#8ACC9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#8ACC9A"

More Green Colors

#8ACC9A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8ACC9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8ACC9A?

#8ACC9A is a light green — rgb(138, 204, 154) in RGB and hsl(135, 39%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.19.

What is the RGB value of #8ACC9A?

#8ACC9A is rgb(138, 204, 154) — red 138, green 204, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8ACC9A?

#8ACC9A converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 25%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8ACC9A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8ACC9A scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8ACC9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8ACC9A 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 8.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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