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#8CB19D Color

#8CB19D is rgb(140, 177, 157) in RGB, hsl(148, 19%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8CB19D
HEX#8CB19D
RGBrgb(140, 177, 157)
HSLhsl(148, 19%, 62%)
HSVhsv(148, 21%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.049 161.3)
LABlab(69.04% -16.13 5.95)
LCHlch(69.04% 17.19 159.76)

What #8CB19D 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 #8CB19D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 6.92Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 8.46Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.06Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.13Opal#A8C3BCΔE 10.99Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 12.42

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

#8CB19D Channel Values

How #8CB19D 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 177 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 19% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 21% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8CB19D 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8CB19D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8CB19D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8CB19D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8CB19D
Complementary
#B18C9F
Analogous
#8DB18C
Analogous
#8CB1AF
Triadic
#9D8CB1
Triadic
#B19D8C
Split comp.
#AF8CB1
Split comp.
#B18C8D

Tints & Shades of #8CB19D

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

#9BBBAA
#AAC5B7
#B9CFC4
#CBDCD3
#DBE6E0
#EAF1ED

Shades

#73A088
#5D8971
#4C705D
#3C5849
#2B4035
#19241E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8CB19D.

How #8CB19D 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#8CB19D
Protanopia#ABAB9D
Protanomaly#A0AE9D
Deuteranopia#A6A69E
Deuteranomaly#9CAA9E
Tritanopia#8FAFAF
Tritanomaly#8EB0A8
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8CB19D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8cb19d: #8CB19D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8CB19D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8cb19d': '#8CB19D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.694, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_8cb19d">#8CB19D</color>
SVG fillfill="#8CB19D"

More Green Colors

#8CB19D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8CB19D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8CB19D?

#8CB19D is a light green — rgb(140, 177, 157) in RGB and hsl(148, 19%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #8CB19D?

#8CB19D is rgb(140, 177, 157) — red 140, green 177, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8CB19D?

#8CB19D converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8CB19D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8CB19D scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8CB19D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8CB19D 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 13.67, which is visibly different.

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