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#8AD11F Color

#8AD11F is rgb(138, 209, 31) in RGB, hsl(84, 74%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 85%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sheen Green (#8FD400), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AD11F
HEX#8AD11F
RGBrgb(138, 209, 31)
HSLhsl(84, 74%, 47%)
HSVhsv(84, 85%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 85%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.204 130.5)
LABlab(76.95% -41.16 70.24)
LCHlch(76.95% 81.41 120.37)

What #8AD11F 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 #8AD11F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 5.12Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 9.29Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 10.37Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 10.73Limerick#9DC209ΔE 13.54Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 13.75

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

#8AD11F Channel Values

How #8AD11F 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 209 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 74% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 85% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AD11F 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8AD11F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8AD11F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AD11F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AD11F
Complementary
#661FD1
Analogous
#D1BF1F
Analogous
#31D11F
Triadic
#1F8AD1
Triadic
#D11F8A
Split comp.
#1F31D1
Split comp.
#BF1FD1

Tints & Shades of #8AD11F

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

#9BE133
#ACE656
#BCEA75
#CBEF95
#DAF4B4
#EBF9D7

Shades

#78B61B
#669B17
#558113
#40620F
#2F470B
#1D2C07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AD11F.

How #8AD11F 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#8AD11F
Protanopia#C7C721
Protanomaly#B2CB20
Deuteranopia#BDBD2B
Deuteranomaly#ABC627
Tritanopia#9CC5C5
Tritanomaly#95CA9E
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8AD11F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ad11f: #8AD11F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AD11F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ad11f': '#8AD11F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.820, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_8ad11f">#8AD11F</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AD11F"

More Green Colors

#8AD11F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8AD11F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AD11F?

#8AD11F is a mid-tone green — rgb(138, 209, 31) in RGB and hsl(84, 74%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sheen Green (#8FD400), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.12.

What is the RGB value of #8AD11F?

#8AD11F is rgb(138, 209, 31) — red 138, green 209, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AD11F?

#8AD11F converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 85%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AD11F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AD11F scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8AD11F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AD11F 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 9.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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