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#8BE878 Color

#8BE878 is rgb(139, 232, 120) in RGB, hsl(110, 71%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 48%, 9%) 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 6.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BE878
HEX#8BE878
RGBrgb(139, 232, 120)
HSLhsl(110, 71%, 69%)
HSVhsv(110, 48%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 48%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.173 140.3)
LABlab(84.35% -44.62 45.06)
LCHlch(84.35% 63.41 134.72)

What #8BE878 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 #8BE878, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 6.59Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.09Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.6Mint#98FF98ΔE 9.63Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.61Mantis#74C365ΔE 14.76

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

#8BE878 Channel Values

How #8BE878 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 232 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 71% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 48% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BE878 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8BE878 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8BE878

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BE878; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8BE878
Complementary
#D578E8
Analogous
#C3E878
Analogous
#78E89D
Triadic
#788BE8
Triadic
#E8788B
Split comp.
#9D78E8
Split comp.
#E878C3

Tints & Shades of #8BE878

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

#9AEB89
#A9EE9B
#B8F1AC
#CAF5C2
#D9F8D3
#E8FBE5

Shades

#69E151
#43DA25
#37B31E
#2B8C18
#1F6411
#11390A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8BE878.

How #8BE878 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#8BE878
Protanopia#DCDC79
Protanomaly#C1E178
Deuteranopia#CFCF7C
Deuteranomaly#B8DA7B
Tritanopia#9DDEDE
Tritanomaly#96E2BE
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8BE878 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8be878: #8BE878;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BE878;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8be878': '#8BE878' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.910, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_8be878">#8BE878</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BE878"

More Green Colors

#8BE878 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8BE878 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BE878?

#8BE878 is a light green — rgb(139, 232, 120) in RGB and hsl(110, 71%, 69%) 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 6.59.

What is the RGB value of #8BE878?

#8BE878 is rgb(139, 232, 120) — red 139, green 232, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BE878?

#8BE878 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 48%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BE878 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BE878 scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BE878 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BE878 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 9.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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