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#8AEF06 Color

#8AEF06 is rgb(138, 239, 6) in RGB, hsl(86, 95%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 97%, 6%) 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 6.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AEF06
HEX#8AEF06
RGBrgb(138, 239, 6)
HSLhsl(86, 95%, 48%)
HSVhsv(86, 97%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 97%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(85.6% 0.242 133.4)
LABlab(85.78% -52.74 80.41)
LCHlch(85.78% 96.16 123.26)

What #8AEF06 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 #8AEF06, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 6.71Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 7.26Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 7.58Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 8.65Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 9.02Lawn Green#7CFC00ΔE 9.56

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

#8AEF06 Channel Values

How #8AEF06 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 239 · B 68-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 95% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 97% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 97% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.46:1 vs white · 14.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AEF06 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 text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8AEF06 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8AEF06

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AEF06; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AEF06
Complementary
#6B06EF
Analogous
#EFDF06
Analogous
#16EF06
Triadic
#068AEF
Triadic
#EF068A
Split comp.
#0616EF
Split comp.
#DF06EF

Tints & Shades of #8AEF06

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

#9BF91F
#AAFA42
#BAFB65
#CCFC8D
#DBFDAF
#EBFED2

Shades

#79D105
#65AE04
#539004
#427203
#315502
#1D3201

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AEF06.

How #8AEF06 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#8AEF06
Protanopia#E2E20E
Protanomaly#C5E70B
Deuteranopia#D4D425
Deuteranomaly#BBE01D
Tritanopia#A3E1E1
Tritanomaly#99E7B3
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

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Using #8AEF06 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8aef06: #8AEF06;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AEF06;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8aef06': '#8AEF06' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.937, blue: 0.024)
Android XML<color name="color_8aef06">#8AEF06</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AEF06"

More Green Colors

#8AEF06 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8AEF06 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AEF06?

#8AEF06 is a mid-tone green — rgb(138, 239, 6) in RGB and hsl(86, 95%, 48%) 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 6.71.

What is the RGB value of #8AEF06?

#8AEF06 is rgb(138, 239, 6) — red 138, green 239, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AEF06?

#8AEF06 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 97%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AEF06 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AEF06 scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8AEF06 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AEF06 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 9.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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