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#8AE000 Color

#8AE000 is rgb(138, 224, 0) in RGB, hsl(83, 100%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 100%, 12%) 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 7.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AE000
HEX#8AE000
RGBrgb(138, 224, 0)
HSLhsl(83, 100%, 44%)
HSVhsv(83, 100%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 100%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(82% 0.227 131.9)
LABlab(81.34% -47.33 77.55)
LCHlch(81.34% 90.85 121.40)

What #8AE000 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 #8AE000, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 7.5Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 8.11French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 10.08Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 11.28Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 12.47Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 14.26

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

#8AE000 Channel Values

How #8AE000 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 224 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 100% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 100% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AE000 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8AE000 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8AE000

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AE000; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AE000
Complementary
#5600E0
Analogous
#E0C600
Analogous
#1AE000
Triadic
#008AE0
Triadic
#E0008A
Split comp.
#001AE0
Split comp.
#C600E0

Tints & Shades of #8AE000

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

#A1FF0A
#AFFF2E
#BEFF57
#CEFF80
#DEFFA8
#EBFFCC

Shades

#78C200
#68A800
#558A00
#426B00
#2F4D00
#1F3300

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AE000.

How #8AE000 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#8AE000
Protanopia#D4D407
Protanomaly#BBD904
Deuteranopia#C9C91F
Deuteranomaly#B3D316
Tritanopia#A0D3D3
Tritanomaly#97D8A8
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8AE000 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ae000: #8AE000;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AE000;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ae000': '#8AE000' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.878, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_8ae000">#8AE000</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AE000"

More Green Colors

#8AE000 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8AE000 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AE000?

#8AE000 is a mid-tone green — rgb(138, 224, 0) in RGB and hsl(83, 100%, 44%) 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 7.5.

What is the RGB value of #8AE000?

#8AE000 is rgb(138, 224, 0) — red 138, green 224, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AE000?

#8AE000 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 100%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AE000 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AE000 scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8AE000 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AE000 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.28, which is visibly different.

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