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#8BCE27 Color

#8BCE27 is rgb(139, 206, 39) in RGB, hsl(84, 68%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 81%, 19%) 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 6.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BCE27
HEX#8BCE27
RGBrgb(139, 206, 39)
HSLhsl(84, 68%, 48%)
HSVhsv(84, 81%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 81%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.197 130.1)
LABlab(76.14% -39.41 67.75)
LCHlch(76.14% 78.38 120.18)

What #8BCE27 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 #8BCE27, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 6.69Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 7.9Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 8.49Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 11.58Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.2Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 13.75

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

#8BCE27 Channel Values

How #8BCE27 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 206 · B 398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 68% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 81% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BCE27 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8BCE27 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8BCE27

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BCE27; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8BCE27
Complementary
#6A27CE
Analogous
#CEBD27
Analogous
#38CE27
Triadic
#278BCE
Triadic
#CE278B
Split comp.
#2738CE
Split comp.
#BD27CE

Tints & Shades of #8BCE27

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

#9CDA3E
#ABE05C
#BBE67A
#CCEC9C
#DCF2BA
#EBF8D8

Shades

#7AB422
#65961D
#547C18
#436313
#31490E
#1D2B08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8BCE27.

How #8BCE27 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#8BCE27
Protanopia#C5C529
Protanomaly#B0C828
Deuteranopia#BBBB31
Deuteranomaly#AAC32D
Tritanopia#9CC2C2
Tritanomaly#96C79C
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8BCE27 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8bce27: #8BCE27;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BCE27;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8bce27': '#8BCE27' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.808, blue: 0.153)
Android XML<color name="color_8bce27">#8BCE27</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BCE27"

More Green Colors

#8BCE27 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8BCE27 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BCE27?

#8BCE27 is a mid-tone green — rgb(139, 206, 39) in RGB and hsl(84, 68%, 48%) 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 6.69.

What is the RGB value of #8BCE27?

#8BCE27 is rgb(139, 206, 39) — red 139, green 206, and blue 39 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BCE27?

#8BCE27 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 81%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BCE27 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BCE27 scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BCE27 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BCE27 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 6.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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