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#8BAE84 Color

#8BAE84 is rgb(139, 174, 132) in RGB, hsl(110, 21%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 24%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BAE84
HEX#8BAE84
RGBrgb(139, 174, 132)
HSLhsl(110, 21%, 60%)
HSVhsv(110, 24%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 24%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.071 140.4)
LABlab(67.64% -18.51 17.57)
LCHlch(67.64% 25.52 136.49)

What #8BAE84 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 #8BAE84, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.8Sage#9CAF88ΔE 6.52Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 9.96Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.45Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 11.41Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.67

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

#8BAE84 Channel Values

How #8BAE84 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 139 · G 174 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 21% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 24% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.47:1 vs white · 8.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BAE84 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 text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8BAE84 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8BAE84

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BAE84; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8BAE84
Complementary
#A784AE
Analogous
#A0AE84
Analogous
#84AE92
Triadic
#848BAE
Triadic
#AE848B
Split comp.
#9284AE
Split comp.
#AE84A0

Tints & Shades of #8BAE84

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

#99B893
#ABC5A6
#B9CFB5
#CBDBC7
#D9E5D7
#EBF1E9

Shades

#739E6B
#608859
#4F6F49
#3D5638
#2C3E28
#1A2518

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8BAE84.

How #8BAE84 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#8BAE84
Protanopia#A9A984
Protanomaly#9EAB84
Deuteranopia#A3A385
Deuteranomaly#9AA885
Tritanopia#91A9A9
Tritanomaly#8FAB9C
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8BAE84 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8bae84: #8BAE84;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BAE84;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8bae84': '#8BAE84' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.682, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_8bae84">#8BAE84</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BAE84"

More Green Colors

#8BAE84 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8BAE84 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BAE84?

#8BAE84 is a light green — rgb(139, 174, 132) in RGB and hsl(110, 21%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #8BAE84?

#8BAE84 is rgb(139, 174, 132) — red 139, green 174, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BAE84?

#8BAE84 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 24%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BAE84 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BAE84 scores 2.47:1 against white and 8.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BAE84 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BAE84 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 5.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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