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#8CB087 Color

#8CB087 is rgb(140, 176, 135) in RGB, hsl(113, 21%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 23%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8CB087
HEX#8CB087
RGBrgb(140, 176, 135)
HSLhsl(113, 21%, 61%)
HSVhsv(113, 23%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 23%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.07 141.6)
LABlab(68.33% -18.71 16.91)
LCHlch(68.33% 25.22 137.89)

What #8CB087 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 #8CB087, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.22Sage#9CAF88ΔE 6.64Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.55Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 10.16Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.95Russian Green#679267ΔE 12.32

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

#8CB087 Channel Values

How #8CB087 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 176 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 113° · S 21% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 113° · S 23% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8CB087 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8CB087

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8CB087; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8CB087
Complementary
#AC87B0
Analogous
#A0B087
Analogous
#87B097
Triadic
#878CB0
Triadic
#B0878C
Split comp.
#9787B0
Split comp.
#B087A0

Tints & Shades of #8CB087

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

#9ABB96
#ACC7A9
#BBD1B8
#CADBC7
#D9E5D7
#EAF1E9

Shades

#74A06E
#608B5B
#4F724B
#3C5638
#2B3E28
#1A2518

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8CB087.

How #8CB087 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#8CB087
Protanopia#ABAB87
Protanomaly#9FAD87
Deuteranopia#A5A588
Deuteranomaly#9CAA88
Tritanopia#92ACAC
Tritanomaly#90AD9E
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

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Using #8CB087 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8cb087: #8CB087;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8CB087;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8cb087': '#8CB087' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.690, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_8cb087">#8CB087</color>
SVG fillfill="#8CB087"

More Green Colors

#8CB087 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8CB087 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8CB087?

#8CB087 is a light green — rgb(140, 176, 135) in RGB and hsl(113, 21%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.22.

What is the RGB value of #8CB087?

#8CB087 is rgb(140, 176, 135) — red 140, green 176, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8CB087?

#8CB087 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 23%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8CB087 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8CB087 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8CB087 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8CB087 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 5.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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