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#8AEC13 Color

#8AEC13 is rgb(138, 236, 19) in RGB, hsl(87, 85%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 92%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lime (#9EFD38), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AEC13
HEX#8AEC13
RGBrgb(138, 236, 19)
HSLhsl(87, 85%, 50%)
HSVhsv(87, 92%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 92%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.9% 0.237 133.3)
LABlab(84.91% -51.53 78.55)
LCHlch(84.91% 93.95 123.26)

What #8AEC13 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 #8AEC13, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 6.36Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 8.54Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 9Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 9.11Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 9.46Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 9.84

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

#8AEC13 Channel Values

How #8AEC13 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 236 · B 198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 85% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 92% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 92% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AEC13 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8AEC13 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8AEC13

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AEC13; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AEC13
Complementary
#7513EC
Analogous
#ECE113
Analogous
#1EEC13
Triadic
#138AEC
Triadic
#EC138A
Split comp.
#131EEC
Split comp.
#E113EC

Tints & Shades of #8AEC13

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

#9BEF34
#ABF155
#BBF476
#C9F692
#DAF9B4
#EAFCD5

Shades

#77CB10
#66AF0E
#538E0B
#427109
#2F5007
#1E3404

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AEC13.

How #8AEC13 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#8AEC13
Protanopia#DFDF18
Protanomaly#C3E416
Deuteranopia#D2D22A
Deuteranomaly#BADD22
Tritanopia#A2DEDE
Tritanomaly#99E4B2
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8AEC13 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8aec13: #8AEC13;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AEC13;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8aec13': '#8AEC13' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.925, blue: 0.075)
Android XML<color name="color_8aec13">#8AEC13</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AEC13"

More Green Colors

#8AEC13 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8AEC13 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AEC13?

#8AEC13 is a mid-tone green — rgb(138, 236, 19) in RGB and hsl(87, 85%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lime (#9EFD38), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #8AEC13?

#8AEC13 is rgb(138, 236, 19) — red 138, green 236, and blue 19 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AEC13?

#8AEC13 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 92%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AEC13 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AEC13 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8AEC13 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AEC13 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 9.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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