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#8AEF9B Color

#8AEF9B is rgb(138, 239, 155) in RGB, hsl(130, 76%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 35%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AEF9B
HEX#8AEF9B
RGBrgb(138, 239, 155)
HSLhsl(130, 76%, 74%)
HSVhsv(130, 42%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 35%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(87% 0.15 148.1)
LABlab(86.76% -43.90 31.11)
LCHlch(86.76% 53.80 144.67)

What #8AEF9B 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 #8AEF9B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 5.36Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 8Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.09Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 11.53Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12Emerald#50C878ΔE 15.09

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

#8AEF9B Channel Values

How #8AEF9B 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 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 76% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 42% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AEF9B 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8AEF9B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AEF9B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AEF9B
Complementary
#EF8ADE
Analogous
#ACEF8A
Analogous
#8AEFCD
Triadic
#9B8AEF
Triadic
#EF9B8A
Split comp.
#CD8AEF
Split comp.
#EF8AAC

Tints & Shades of #8AEF9B

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

#98F1A7
#AAF3B6
#B7F5C2
#C9F8D1
#D7F9DC
#E9FCEC

Shades

#5DE975
#31E34E
#1BC537
#15992B
#0F6C1E
#093F12

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AEF9B.

How #8AEF9B 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#8AEF9B
Protanopia#E2E29C
Protanomaly#C5E79B
Deuteranopia#D4D49F
Deuteranomaly#BBE09D
Tritanopia#9AE7E7
Tritanomaly#94EACD
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

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Using #8AEF9B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8aef9b: #8AEF9B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AEF9B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8aef9b': '#8AEF9B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.937, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_8aef9b">#8AEF9B</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AEF9B"

More Green Colors

#8AEF9B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#8AEF9B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AEF9B?

#8AEF9B is a light green — rgb(138, 239, 155) in RGB and hsl(130, 76%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #8AEF9B?

#8AEF9B is rgb(138, 239, 155) — red 138, green 239, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AEF9B?

#8AEF9B converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 35%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AEF9B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AEF9B scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8AEF9B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AEF9B 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 5.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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