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#8AEC27 Color

#8AEC27 is rgb(138, 236, 39) in RGB, hsl(90, 84%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 83%, 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 6.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AEC27
HEX#8AEC27
RGBrgb(138, 236, 39)
HSLhsl(90, 84%, 54%)
HSVhsv(90, 83%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 83%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.232 133.8)
LABlab(84.95% -51.14 75.26)
LCHlch(84.95% 90.99 124.20)

What #8AEC27 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 #8AEC27, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 6.17Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 8.06Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 10.07Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 10.09Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 12.06Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 12.25

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

#8AEC27 Channel Values

How #8AEC27 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 398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 90° · S 84% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 90° · S 83% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 83% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AEC27 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 text14.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8AEC27 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8AEC27

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AEC27; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AEC27
Complementary
#8A27EC
Analogous
#ECEC27
Analogous
#27EC27
Triadic
#278AEC
Triadic
#EC278A
Split comp.
#2727EC
Split comp.
#EC27EC

Tints & Shades of #8AEC27

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

#99EF43
#ABF264
#BAF480
#C9F69C
#D9F9B9
#EBFCD9

Shades

#78DD13
#66BC10
#549B0D
#40750A
#2E5407
#1C3404

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AEC27.

How #8AEC27 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#8AEC27
Protanopia#DFDF2A
Protanomaly#C3E429
Deuteranopia#D2D236
Deuteranomaly#BADD30
Tritanopia#A1DFDF
Tritanomaly#99E4B3
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8AEC27 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8aec27: #8AEC27;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AEC27;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8aec27': '#8AEC27' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.925, blue: 0.153)
Android XML<color name="color_8aec27">#8AEC27</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AEC27"

More Green Colors

#8AEC27 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8AEC27 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AEC27?

#8AEC27 is a mid-tone green — rgb(138, 236, 39) in RGB and hsl(90, 84%, 54%) 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 6.17.

What is the RGB value of #8AEC27?

#8AEC27 is rgb(138, 236, 39) — red 138, green 236, and blue 39 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AEC27?

#8AEC27 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 83%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AEC27 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AEC27 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8AEC27 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AEC27 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 10.09, which is visibly different.

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