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#8CA979 Color

#8CA979 is rgb(140, 169, 121) in RGB, hsl(96, 22%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 28%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8CA979
HEX#8CA979
RGBrgb(140, 169, 121)
HSLhsl(96, 22%, 57%)
HSVhsv(96, 28%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 28%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(70% 0.075 133.4)
LABlab(66.09% -17.10 21.42)
LCHlch(66.09% 27.41 128.60)

What #8CA979 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 #8CA979, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 6.87Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.68Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 11.29Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.31Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 11.92Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.18

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

#8CA979 Channel Values

How #8CA979 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 169 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 22% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 28% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8CA979 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 text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8CA979 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8CA979

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8CA979; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8CA979
Complementary
#9679A9
Analogous
#A5A979
Analogous
#79A97E
Triadic
#798DA9
Triadic
#A9798D
Split comp.
#7E79A9
Split comp.
#A979A5

Tints & Shades of #8CA979

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

#9CB58C
#ACC19F
#BCCDB1
#CAD7C1
#DAE3D3
#EAEFE6

Shades

#779861
#668354
#536A44
#425436
#2E3B26
#1D2518

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8CA979.

How #8CA979 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#8CA979
Protanopia#A5A579
Protanomaly#9BA679
Deuteranopia#A0A07A
Deuteranomaly#99A47A
Tritanopia#92A4A4
Tritanomaly#90A695
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8CA979 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ca979: #8CA979;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8CA979;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ca979': '#8CA979' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.663, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_8ca979">#8CA979</color>
SVG fillfill="#8CA979"

More Green Colors

#8CA979 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8CA979 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8CA979?

#8CA979 is a mid-tone green — rgb(140, 169, 121) in RGB and hsl(96, 22%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #8CA979?

#8CA979 is rgb(140, 169, 121) — red 140, green 169, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8CA979?

#8CA979 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 28%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8CA979 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8CA979 scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8CA979 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8CA979 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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