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#8BC697 Color

#8BC697 is rgb(139, 198, 151) in RGB, hsl(132, 34%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 24%, 22%) 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 5.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BC697
HEX#8BC697
RGBrgb(139, 198, 151)
HSLhsl(132, 34%, 66%)
HSVhsv(132, 30%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 24%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.09 150.2)
LABlab(74.89% -27.02 17.30)
LCHlch(74.89% 32.08 147.36)

What #8BC697 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 #8BC697, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.58Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.85Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.69Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.11Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.31Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.99

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

#8BC697 Channel Values

How #8BC697 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 198 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 132° · S 34% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 132° · S 30% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BC697 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8BC697 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8BC697

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BC697; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8BC697
Complementary
#C68BBA
Analogous
#9DC68B
Analogous
#8BC6B4
Triadic
#978BC6
Triadic
#C6978B
Split comp.
#B48BC6
Split comp.
#C68B9D

Tints & Shades of #8BC697

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

#9CCEA6
#AAD5B2
#BBDDC2
#C8E4CE
#D9ECDD
#E7F3EA

Shades

#6CB77B
#51A461
#42854F
#346A3F
#254B2D
#162C1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8BC697.

How #8BC697 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#8BC697
Protanopia#BEBE97
Protanomaly#ACC197
Deuteranopia#B5B599
Deuteranomaly#A6BC98
Tritanopia#93C1C1
Tritanomaly#90C3B2
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

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Using #8BC697 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8bc697: #8BC697;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BC697;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8bc697': '#8BC697' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.776, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_8bc697">#8BC697</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BC697"

More Green Colors

#8BC697 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8BC697 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BC697?

#8BC697 is a light green — rgb(139, 198, 151) in RGB and hsl(132, 34%, 66%) 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 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #8BC697?

#8BC697 is rgb(139, 198, 151) — red 139, green 198, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BC697?

#8BC697 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 24%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BC697 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BC697 scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BC697 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BC697 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 5.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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