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#8BC699 Color

#8BC699 is rgb(139, 198, 153) in RGB, hsl(134, 34%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 23%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BC699
HEX#8BC699
RGBrgb(139, 198, 153)
HSLhsl(134, 34%, 66%)
HSVhsv(134, 30%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 23%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.088 151.3)
LABlab(74.93% -26.75 16.29)
LCHlch(74.93% 31.32 148.65)

What #8BC699 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 #8BC699, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.04Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.55Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.93Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.23Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.42Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.66

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

#8BC699 Channel Values

How #8BC699 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 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 134° · S 34% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 134° · S 30% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BC699 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8BC699

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BC699; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8BC699
Complementary
#C68BB8
Analogous
#9BC68B
Analogous
#8BC6B6
Triadic
#998BC6
Triadic
#C6998B
Split comp.
#B68BC6
Split comp.
#C68B9B

Tints & Shades of #8BC699

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

#9CCEA8
#AAD5B4
#BBDDC3
#C8E4CF
#D9ECDE
#E7F3EA

Shades

#6CB77D
#51A464
#428551
#346A41
#254B2E
#162C1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8BC699.

How #8BC699 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#8BC699
Protanopia#BEBE99
Protanomaly#ACC199
Deuteranopia#B5B59B
Deuteranomaly#A6BC9A
Tritanopia#92C1C1
Tritanomaly#90C3B2
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

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Using #8BC699 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8bc699: #8BC699;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BC699;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8bc699': '#8BC699' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.776, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_8bc699">#8BC699</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BC699"

More Green Colors

#8BC699 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8BC699 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BC699?

#8BC699 is a light green — rgb(139, 198, 153) in RGB and hsl(134, 34%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #8BC699?

#8BC699 is rgb(139, 198, 153) — red 139, green 198, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BC699?

#8BC699 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 23%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BC699 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BC699 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BC699 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BC699 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 5.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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