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#8CB78A Color

#8CB78A is rgb(140, 183, 138) in RGB, hsl(117, 24%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8CB78A
HEX#8CB78A
RGBrgb(140, 183, 138)
HSLhsl(117, 24%, 63%)
HSVhsv(117, 25%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.079 143.6)
LABlab(70.40% -21.59 18.11)
LCHlch(70.40% 28.18 140.01)

What #8CB78A 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 #8CB78A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 1.84Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.55Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.5Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 12.24Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 12.67Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 12.77

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

#8CB78A Channel Values

How #8CB78A 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 183 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 24% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 25% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8CB78A 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 text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8CB78A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8CB78A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8CB78A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8CB78A
Complementary
#B58AB7
Analogous
#A3B78A
Analogous
#8AB79E
Triadic
#8A8CB7
Triadic
#B78A8C
Split comp.
#9E8AB7
Split comp.
#B78AA3

Tints & Shades of #8CB78A

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

#9CC19A
#ABCBAA
#BBD4B9
#CADEC9
#DAE8D9
#E9F1E9

Shades

#73A871
#5C9159
#4C784A
#3A5C38
#2A4229
#182617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8CB78A.

How #8CB78A 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#8CB78A
Protanopia#B1B18A
Protanomaly#A3B38A
Deuteranopia#AAAA8B
Deuteranomaly#9FB08B
Tritanopia#93B2B2
Tritanomaly#90B4A4
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8CB78A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8cb78a: #8CB78A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8CB78A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8cb78a': '#8CB78A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.718, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_8cb78a">#8CB78A</color>
SVG fillfill="#8CB78A"

More Green Colors

#8CB78A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#8CB78A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8CB78A?

#8CB78A is a light green — rgb(140, 183, 138) in RGB and hsl(117, 24%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.84.

What is the RGB value of #8CB78A?

#8CB78A is rgb(140, 183, 138) — red 140, green 183, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8CB78A?

#8CB78A converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8CB78A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8CB78A scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8CB78A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8CB78A 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 1.84, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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