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#8BC186 Color

#8BC186 is rgb(139, 193, 134) in RGB, hsl(115, 32%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 31%, 24%) 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 7.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BC186
HEX#8BC186
RGBrgb(139, 193, 134)
HSLhsl(115, 32%, 64%)
HSVhsv(115, 31%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 31%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.1 142.5)
LABlab(73.17% -26.97 23.93)
LCHlch(73.17% 36.06 138.43)

What #8BC186 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 #8BC186, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.83Olivine#9AB973ΔE 10.74Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.63Pistachio#93C572ΔE 12.25Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 12.54Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 12.66

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

#8BC186 Channel Values

How #8BC186 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 193 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 32% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 31% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BC186 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8BC186 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8BC186

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BC186; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8BC186
Complementary
#BC86C1
Analogous
#A8C186
Analogous
#86C19E
Triadic
#868BC1
Triadic
#C1868B
Split comp.
#9E86C1
Split comp.
#C186A8

Tints & Shades of #8BC186

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

#9BC997
#ABD2A7
#BBDBB8
#C8E2C6
#D8EAD7
#E8F3E7

Shades

#6EB168
#589E51
#478042
#386534
#274724
#182C17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8BC186.

How #8BC186 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#8BC186
Protanopia#B9B986
Protanomaly#A9BC86
Deuteranopia#B1B188
Deuteranomaly#A3B887
Tritanopia#94BBBB
Tritanomaly#90BDA8
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

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Using #8BC186 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8bc186: #8BC186;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BC186;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8bc186': '#8BC186' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.757, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_8bc186">#8BC186</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BC186"

More Green Colors

#8BC186 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8BC186 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BC186?

#8BC186 is a light green — rgb(139, 193, 134) in RGB and hsl(115, 32%, 64%) 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 7.83.

What is the RGB value of #8BC186?

#8BC186 is rgb(139, 193, 134) — red 139, green 193, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BC186?

#8BC186 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 31%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BC186 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BC186 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BC186 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BC186 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 7.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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