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#8BC534 Color

#8BC534 is rgb(139, 197, 52) in RGB, hsl(84, 58%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 74%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BC534
HEX#8BC534
RGBrgb(139, 197, 52)
HSLhsl(84, 58%, 49%)
HSVhsv(84, 74%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 74%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.18 129.3)
LABlab(73.53% -35.28 61.60)
LCHlch(73.53% 70.99 119.80)

What #8BC534 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 #8BC534, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 5.61Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 7.9Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.3Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 12.57Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 13.82June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 15.28

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

#8BC534 Channel Values

How #8BC534 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 197 · B 528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 58% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 74% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 74% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BC534 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8BC534 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8BC534

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BC534; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8BC534
Complementary
#6E34C5
Analogous
#C5B734
Analogous
#43C534
Triadic
#348BC5
Triadic
#C5348B
Split comp.
#3443C5
Split comp.
#B734C5

Tints & Shades of #8BC534

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

#9CD04E
#ACD76A
#BBDF86
#CBE6A2
#DBEEBF
#EBF5DB

Shades

#7AAD2E
#669127
#557920
#415D19
#304412
#1C280B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8BC534.

How #8BC534 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#8BC534
Protanopia#BDBD35
Protanomaly#ABC035
Deuteranopia#B4B43A
Deuteranomaly#A5BB38
Tritanopia#9ABABA
Tritanomaly#94BF97
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8BC534 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8bc534: #8BC534;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BC534;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8bc534': '#8BC534' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.773, blue: 0.204)
Android XML<color name="color_8bc534">#8BC534</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BC534"

More Green Colors

#8BC534 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8BC534 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BC534?

#8BC534 is a mid-tone green — rgb(139, 197, 52) in RGB and hsl(84, 58%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.61.

What is the RGB value of #8BC534?

#8BC534 is rgb(139, 197, 52) — red 139, green 197, and blue 52 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BC534?

#8BC534 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 74%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BC534 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BC534 scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BC534 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BC534 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 5.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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