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#8CA108 Color

#8CA108 is rgb(140, 161, 8) in RGB, hsl(68, 91%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 95%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citron (#9FA91F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8CA108
HEX#8CA108
RGBrgb(140, 161, 8)
HSLhsl(68, 91%, 33%)
HSVhsv(68, 95%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 95%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.155 118.7)
LABlab(62.84% -20.18 63.02)
LCHlch(62.84% 66.17 107.76)

What #8CA108 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 #8CA108, 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.

#8CA108 Channel Values

How #8CA108 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 140 · G 161 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 91% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 95% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 95% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.91:1 vs white · 7.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8CA108 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 text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8CA108

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8CA108; 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 #8CA108

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.

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Shades

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How #8CA108 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#8CA108
Protanopia#9E9E09
Protanomaly#979F09
Deuteranopia#9A9A10
Deuteranomaly#959D0D
Tritanopia#979898
Tritanomaly#929B78
Achromatopsia#979797

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Using #8CA108 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ca108: #8CA108;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8CA108;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ca108': '#8CA108' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.631, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_8ca108">#8CA108</color>
SVG fillfill="#8CA108"

More Green Colors

#8CA108 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#8CA108 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8CA108?

#8CA108 is a dark green — rgb(140, 161, 8) in RGB and hsl(68, 91%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citron (#9FA91F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #8CA108?

#8CA108 is rgb(140, 161, 8) — red 140, green 161, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8CA108?

#8CA108 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 95%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8CA108 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8CA108 scores 2.91:1 against white and 7.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8CA108 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8CA108 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 olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 16.69, which is visibly different.

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