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#8AEF85 Color

#8AEF85 is rgb(138, 239, 133) in RGB, hsl(117, 77%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 44%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Green (#98FB98), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AEF85
HEX#8AEF85
RGBrgb(138, 239, 133)
HSLhsl(117, 77%, 73%)
HSVhsv(117, 44%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 44%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(86.6% 0.171 143)
LABlab(86.48% -46.35 41.50)
LCHlch(86.48% 62.21 138.15)

What #8AEF85 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 #8AEF85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 5.79Mint#98FF98ΔE 5.85Light Green#90EE90ΔE 6.1Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 6.39Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.58Mantis#74C365ΔE 16.32

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

#8AEF85 Channel Values

How #8AEF85 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 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 77% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 44% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AEF85 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8AEF85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8AEF85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AEF85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AEF85
Complementary
#EA85EF
Analogous
#BFEF85
Analogous
#85EFB5
Triadic
#858AEF
Triadic
#EF858A
Split comp.
#B585EF
Split comp.
#EF85BF

Tints & Shades of #8AEF85

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

#9CF297
#A9F3A5
#BAF6B7
#C7F7C4
#D8FAD6
#E5FBE4

Shades

#5FE958
#34E32B
#22C219
#1B9914
#136C0E
#0B3F08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AEF85.

How #8AEF85 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#8AEF85
Protanopia#E2E286
Protanomaly#C5E785
Deuteranopia#D4D489
Deuteranomaly#BBE088
Tritanopia#9CE5E5
Tritanomaly#95E9C6
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8AEF85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8aef85: #8AEF85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AEF85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8aef85': '#8AEF85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.937, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_8aef85">#8AEF85</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AEF85"

More Green Colors

#8AEF85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#8AEF85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AEF85?

#8AEF85 is a light green — rgb(138, 239, 133) in RGB and hsl(117, 77%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Green (#98FB98), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #8AEF85?

#8AEF85 is rgb(138, 239, 133) — red 138, green 239, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AEF85?

#8AEF85 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 44%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AEF85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AEF85 scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8AEF85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AEF85 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 5.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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