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#8BE477 Color

#8BE477 is rgb(139, 228, 119) in RGB, hsl(109, 67%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 48%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BE477
HEX#8BE477
RGBrgb(139, 228, 119)
HSLhsl(109, 67%, 68%)
HSVhsv(109, 48%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 48%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.168 140)
LABlab(83.17% -43.16 44.10)
LCHlch(83.17% 61.71 134.38)

What #8BE477 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 #8BE477, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 5.85Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.44Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.95Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.47Mantis#74C365ΔE 12.87Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 13.12

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

#8BE477 Channel Values

How #8BE477 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 228 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 109° · S 67% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 109° · S 48% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BE477 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8BE477 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8BE477

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BE477; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8BE477
Complementary
#D077E4
Analogous
#C1E477
Analogous
#77E499
Triadic
#778BE4
Triadic
#E4778B
Split comp.
#9977E4
Split comp.
#E477C1

Tints & Shades of #8BE477

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

#99E788
#ABEC9D
#BAEFAE
#C9F2BF
#D7F6D0
#E9FAE5

Shades

#6ADC50
#49D52A
#3CAF23
#2E841A
#205E13
#13370B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8BE477.

How #8BE477 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#8BE477
Protanopia#D8D878
Protanomaly#BEDD77
Deuteranopia#CCCC7B
Deuteranomaly#B6D67A
Tritanopia#9CDADA
Tritanomaly#96DEBB
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8BE477 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8be477: #8BE477;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BE477;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8be477': '#8BE477' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.894, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_8be477">#8BE477</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BE477"

More Green Colors

#8BE477 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8BE477 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BE477?

#8BE477 is a light green — rgb(139, 228, 119) in RGB and hsl(109, 67%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.85.

What is the RGB value of #8BE477?

#8BE477 is rgb(139, 228, 119) — red 139, green 228, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BE477?

#8BE477 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 48%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BE477 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BE477 scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BE477 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BE477 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 8.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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