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#8BF490 Color

#8BF490 is rgb(139, 244, 144) in RGB, hsl(123, 83%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 41%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Green (#98FB98), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BF490
HEX#8BF490
RGBrgb(139, 244, 144)
HSLhsl(123, 83%, 75%)
HSVhsv(123, 43%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 41%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.167 145)
LABlab(88.11% -46.80 38.26)
LCHlch(88.11% 60.45 140.74)

What #8BF490 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 #8BF490, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#8BF490 Channel Values

How #8BF490 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 244 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 123° · S 83% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 123° · S 43% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BF490 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8BF490

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BF490; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #8BF490

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

Shades

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How #8BF490 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#8BF490
Protanopia#E6E691
Protanomaly#C8EC90
Deuteranopia#D9D994
Deuteranomaly#BEE493
Tritanopia#9DEAEA
Tritanomaly#96EECC
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

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Using #8BF490 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8bf490: #8BF490;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BF490;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8bf490': '#8BF490' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.957, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_8bf490">#8BF490</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BF490"

More Green Colors

#8BF490 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#8BF490 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BF490?

#8BF490 is a light green — rgb(139, 244, 144) in RGB and hsl(123, 83%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Green (#98FB98), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.35.

What is the RGB value of #8BF490?

#8BF490 is rgb(139, 244, 144) — red 139, green 244, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BF490?

#8BF490 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 41%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BF490 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BF490 scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BF490 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BF490 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 3.35, which is very hard to tell apart.

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