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#8ADF77 Color

#8ADF77 is rgb(138, 223, 119) in RGB, hsl(109, 62%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 47%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8ADF77
HEX#8ADF77
RGBrgb(138, 223, 119)
HSLhsl(109, 62%, 67%)
HSVhsv(109, 47%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 47%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.162 140)
LABlab(81.66% -41.51 42.26)
LCHlch(81.66% 59.24 134.49)

What #8ADF77 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 #8ADF77, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 5.51Light Green#90EE90ΔE 7.81Mantis#74C365ΔE 10.4Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 10.64Mint#98FF98ΔE 11.74Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 13.75

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

#8ADF77 Channel Values

How #8ADF77 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 223 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 109° · S 62% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 109° · S 47% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8ADF77 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8ADF77 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8ADF77

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8ADF77; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8ADF77
Complementary
#CC77DF
Analogous
#BEDF77
Analogous
#77DF98
Triadic
#778ADF
Triadic
#DF778A
Split comp.
#9877DF
Split comp.
#DF77BE

Tints & Shades of #8ADF77

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

#98E387
#AAE89C
#B8ECAC
#CAF0C1
#D8F4D2
#EAF9E6

Shades

#6AD651
#4CCA2F
#3EA527
#30801E
#225B15
#14360D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8ADF77.

How #8ADF77 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#8ADF77
Protanopia#D4D478
Protanomaly#BBD877
Deuteranopia#C8C87B
Deuteranomaly#B3D279
Tritanopia#9AD5D5
Tritanomaly#94D9B7
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8ADF77 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8adf77: #8ADF77;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8ADF77;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8adf77': '#8ADF77' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.875, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_8adf77">#8ADF77</color>
SVG fillfill="#8ADF77"

More Green Colors

#8ADF77 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8ADF77 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8ADF77?

#8ADF77 is a light green — rgb(138, 223, 119) in RGB and hsl(109, 62%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.51.

What is the RGB value of #8ADF77?

#8ADF77 is rgb(138, 223, 119) — red 138, green 223, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8ADF77?

#8ADF77 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 47%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8ADF77 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8ADF77 scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8ADF77 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8ADF77 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 7.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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