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#8BCA72 Color

#8BCA72 is rgb(139, 202, 114) in RGB, hsl(103, 45%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 44%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pistachio (#93C572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BCA72
HEX#8BCA72
RGBrgb(139, 202, 114)
HSLhsl(103, 45%, 62%)
HSVhsv(103, 44%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 44%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.135 137.3)
LABlab(75.52% -33.07 37.15)
LCHlch(75.52% 49.73 131.68)

What #8BCA72 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 #8BCA72, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pistachio#93C572ΔE 5.19Mantis#74C365ΔE 7.14Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 7.15Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 14.5Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 14.58Olivine#9AB973ΔE 14.64

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

#8BCA72 Channel Values

How #8BCA72 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 202 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 103° · S 45% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 103° · S 44% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BCA72 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8BCA72 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8BCA72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BCA72; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8BCA72
Complementary
#B172CA
Analogous
#B7CA72
Analogous
#72CA85
Triadic
#728BCA
Triadic
#CA728B
Split comp.
#8572CA
Split comp.
#CA72B7

Tints & Shades of #8BCA72

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

#9AD185
#AAD897
#B9DFAA
#CBE7C0
#DAEED3
#EAF5E5

Shades

#73BE55
#5CA63F
#4C8934
#3C6B29
#2B4E1D
#192C11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8BCA72.

How #8BCA72 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#8BCA72
Protanopia#C1C172
Protanomaly#AEC572
Deuteranopia#B8B875
Deuteranomaly#A8C074
Tritanopia#98C2C2
Tritanomaly#93C5A8
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8BCA72 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8bca72: #8BCA72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BCA72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8bca72': '#8BCA72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.792, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_8bca72">#8BCA72</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BCA72"

More Green Colors

#8BCA72 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8BCA72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BCA72?

#8BCA72 is a light green — rgb(139, 202, 114) in RGB and hsl(103, 45%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #8BCA72?

#8BCA72 is rgb(139, 202, 114) — red 139, green 202, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BCA72?

#8BCA72 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 44%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BCA72 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BCA72 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BCA72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BCA72 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 14.91, which is visibly different.

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