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#8BC969 Color

#8BC969 is rgb(139, 201, 105) in RGB, hsl(99, 47%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 48%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mantis (#74C365), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BC969
HEX#8BC969
RGBrgb(139, 201, 105)
HSLhsl(99, 47%, 60%)
HSVhsv(99, 48%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 48%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.143 135.5)
LABlab(75.12% -33.49 41.06)
LCHlch(75.12% 52.99 129.20)

What #8BC969 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 #8BC969, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mantis#74C365ΔE 6.66Pistachio#93C572ΔE 7.39Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 8.11Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 13.93Light Green#90EE90ΔE 15.63Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 16.65

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

#8BC969 Channel Values

How #8BC969 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 201 · B 1058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 99° · S 47% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 99° · S 48% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BC969 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 text10.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8BC969 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8BC969

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BC969; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8BC969
Complementary
#A769C9
Analogous
#BBC969
Analogous
#69C977
Triadic
#698BC9
Triadic
#C9698B
Split comp.
#7769C9
Split comp.
#C969BB

Tints & Shades of #8BC969

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

#99D07C
#ABD892
#B9DFA5
#CBE7BC
#D9EDCE
#EBF6E5

Shades

#73BE4B
#60A53B
#4F8731
#3D6926
#2C4B1B
#1A2D10

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8BC969.

How #8BC969 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#8BC969
Protanopia#C0C06A
Protanomaly#ADC469
Deuteranopia#B7B76C
Deuteranomaly#A8BF6B
Tritanopia#98C0C0
Tritanomaly#93C4A4
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8BC969 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8bc969: #8BC969;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BC969;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8bc969': '#8BC969' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.788, blue: 0.412)
Android XML<color name="color_8bc969">#8BC969</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BC969"

More Green Colors

#8BC969 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8BC969 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BC969?

#8BC969 is a light green — rgb(139, 201, 105) in RGB and hsl(99, 47%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #8BC969?

#8BC969 is rgb(139, 201, 105) — red 139, green 201, and blue 105 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BC969?

#8BC969 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 48%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BC969 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BC969 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BC969 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BC969 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 15.63, which is visibly different.

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