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#8CB47E Color

#8CB47E is rgb(140, 180, 126) in RGB, hsl(104, 26%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 30%, 29%) 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 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8CB47E
HEX#8CB47E
RGBrgb(140, 180, 126)
HSLhsl(104, 26%, 60%)
HSVhsv(104, 30%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 30%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.087 137.7)
LABlab(69.34% -21.68 23.08)
LCHlch(69.34% 31.66 133.22)

What #8CB47E 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 #8CB47E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.98Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.27Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.89Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 11.36Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.85Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 13.27

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

#8CB47E Channel Values

How #8CB47E 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 180 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 26% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 30% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8CB47E 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8CB47E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8CB47E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8CB47E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8CB47E
Complementary
#A57EB4
Analogous
#A7B47E
Analogous
#7EB48B
Triadic
#7E8DB4
Triadic
#B47E8D
Split comp.
#8B7EB4
Split comp.
#B47EA7

Tints & Shades of #8CB47E

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

#9BBD8F
#ACC8A2
#BAD2B2
#CCDDC5
#DAE6D5
#EBF2E9

Shades

#76A465
#638D53
#517444
#3F5A35
#2D4026
#1B2717

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8CB47E.

How #8CB47E 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#8CB47E
Protanopia#AEAE7E
Protanomaly#A2B07E
Deuteranopia#A8A880
Deuteranomaly#9EAD7F
Tritanopia#93AEAE
Tritanomaly#91B19D
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8CB47E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8cb47e: #8CB47E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8CB47E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8cb47e': '#8CB47E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.706, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_8cb47e">#8CB47E</color>
SVG fillfill="#8CB47E"

More Green Colors

#8CB47E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8CB47E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8CB47E?

#8CB47E is a light green — rgb(140, 180, 126) in RGB and hsl(104, 26%, 60%) 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 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #8CB47E?

#8CB47E is rgb(140, 180, 126) — red 140, green 180, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8CB47E?

#8CB47E converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 30%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8CB47E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8CB47E scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8CB47E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8CB47E 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 5.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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