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#8AFF8A Color

#8AFF8A is rgb(138, 255, 138) in RGB, hsl(120, 100%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 46%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mint (#98FF98), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AFF8A
HEX#8AFF8A
RGBrgb(138, 255, 138)
HSLhsl(120, 100%, 77%)
HSVhsv(120, 46%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 46%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(90.4% 0.188 143.8)
LABlab(91.18% -51.82 44.94)
LCHlch(91.18% 68.60 139.06)

What #8AFF8A 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 #8AFF8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mint#98FF98ΔE 7.8Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.89Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 11.65Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 13.09Light Green#90EE90ΔE 13.1Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 18.36

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

#8AFF8A Channel Values

How #8AFF8A 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 255 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 100% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 46% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AFF8A 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8AFF8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8AFF8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AFF8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AFF8A
Complementary
#FF8AFF
Analogous
#C4FF8A
Analogous
#8AFFC4
Triadic
#8A8AFF
Triadic
#FF8A8A
Split comp.
#C48AFF
Split comp.
#FF8AC4

Tints & Shades of #8AFF8A

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

#99FF99
#A8FFA8
#B8FFB8
#C7FFC7
#D6FFD6
#E5FFE5

Shades

#57FF57
#1FFF1F
#00EB00
#00B300
#008000
#004700

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AFF8A.

How #8AFF8A 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#8AFF8A
Protanopia#F0F08B
Protanomaly#CFF68B
Deuteranopia#E1E18F
Deuteranomaly#C4EE8D
Tritanopia#A0F4F4
Tritanomaly#97F9D2
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8AFF8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8aff8a: #8AFF8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AFF8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8aff8a': '#8AFF8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 1.000, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_8aff8a">#8AFF8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AFF8A"

More Green Colors

#8AFF8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8affc48aae4c8affd28a9a5b8da39988e2888f977988d8c08fbc8f88d7ac8fd40087ff2a9dc209b2ec5dcdefe3e8f48c005c0000a877034a031929192bb12b39ac6b4fc48266ff00

#8AFF8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AFF8A?

#8AFF8A is a light green — rgb(138, 255, 138) in RGB and hsl(120, 100%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mint (#98FF98), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.8.

What is the RGB value of #8AFF8A?

#8AFF8A is rgb(138, 255, 138) — red 138, green 255, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AFF8A?

#8AFF8A converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 46%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AFF8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AFF8A scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8AFF8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AFF8A 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 9.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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