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#8CA824 Color

#8CA824 is rgb(140, 168, 36) in RGB, hsl(73, 65%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 79%, 34%) 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 8.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8CA824
HEX#8CA824
RGBrgb(140, 168, 36)
HSLhsl(73, 65%, 40%)
HSVhsv(73, 79%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 79%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.153 121.4)
LABlab(64.97% -22.85 58.88)
LCHlch(64.97% 63.16 111.21)

What #8CA824 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 #8CA824, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Citron#9FA91FΔE 8.38Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 14.26Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 15.26Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 16.08Limerick#9DC209ΔE 16.26Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 17.02

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

#8CA824 Channel Values

How #8CA824 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 168 · B 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 65% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 79% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 79% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.71:1 vs white · 7.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8CA824 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 text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8CA824 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8CA824

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8CA824; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8CA824
Complementary
#4024A8
Analogous
#A88324
Analogous
#49A824
Triadic
#248CA8
Triadic
#A8248C
Split comp.
#2449A8
Split comp.
#8324A8

Tints & Shades of #8CA824

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

#A7CA2B
#BAD94A
#C7E06C
#D4E78D
#E0EEAF
#EFF6D5

Shades

#7A931F
#697E1B
#576916
#425011
#313B0C
#1F2608

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8CA824.

How #8CA824 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#8CA824
Protanopia#A4A425
Protanomaly#9BA524
Deuteranopia#9F9F28
Deuteranomaly#98A326
Tritanopia#979F9F
Tritanomaly#93A27F
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8CA824 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ca824: #8CA824;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8CA824;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ca824': '#8CA824' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.659, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_8ca824">#8CA824</color>
SVG fillfill="#8CA824"

More Green Colors

#8CA824 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8CA824 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8CA824?

#8CA824 is a mid-tone green — rgb(140, 168, 36) in RGB and hsl(73, 65%, 40%) 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 8.38.

What is the RGB value of #8CA824?

#8CA824 is rgb(140, 168, 36) — red 140, green 168, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8CA824?

#8CA824 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 79%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8CA824 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8CA824 scores 2.71:1 against white and 7.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8CA824 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8CA824 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 14.26, which is visibly different.

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