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#8AFFCA Color

#8AFFCA is rgb(138, 255, 202) in RGB, hsl(153, 100%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 21%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AFFCA
HEX#8AFFCA
RGBrgb(138, 255, 202)
HSLhsl(153, 100%, 77%)
HSVhsv(153, 46%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 21%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.7% 0.131 162.7)
LABlab(92.10% -43.76 14.64)
LCHlch(92.10% 46.14 161.50)

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

Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 5.6Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.6Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 12.11Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 13.25Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 14.99Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 15.76

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

#8AFFCA Channel Values

How #8AFFCA 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 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 100% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 46% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AFFCA 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #8AFFCA

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

Base
#8AFFCA
Complementary
#FF8ABE
Analogous
#8AFF90
Analogous
#8AF9FF
Triadic
#CA8AFF
Triadic
#FFCA8A
Split comp.
#FF8AF9
Split comp.
#FF908A

Tints & Shades of #8AFFCA

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

#99FFD1
#A8FFD8
#B8FFDF
#C7FFE6
#D6FFED
#E5FFF4

Shades

#57FFB3
#1FFF9A
#00EB81
#00B362
#008046
#004727

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

How #8AFFCA 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#8AFFCA
Protanopia#F0F0CB
Protanomaly#CFF6CA
Deuteranopia#E1E1CD
Deuteranomaly#C4EECC
Tritanopia#96F9F9
Tritanomaly#92FBE8
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8AFFCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8affca: #8AFFCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AFFCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8affca': '#8AFFCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 1.000, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_8affca">#8AFFCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AFFCA"

More Green Colors

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

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#8AFFCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AFFCA?

#8AFFCA is a light green — rgb(138, 255, 202) in RGB and hsl(153, 100%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.6.

What is the RGB value of #8AFFCA?

#8AFFCA is rgb(138, 255, 202) — red 138, green 255, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AFFCA?

#8AFFCA converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 21%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AFFCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AFFCA scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8AFFCA 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 5.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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