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#8CC58E Color

#8CC58E is rgb(140, 197, 142) in RGB, hsl(122, 33%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 28%, 23%) 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 6.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8CC58E
HEX#8CC58E
RGBrgb(140, 197, 142)
HSLhsl(122, 33%, 66%)
HSVhsv(122, 29%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 28%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.097 145.4)
LABlab(74.51% -27.42 21.54)
LCHlch(74.51% 34.87 141.85)

What #8CC58E 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 #8CC58E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.85Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.42Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.71Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.01Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 12.16Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 12.78

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

#8CC58E Channel Values

How #8CC58E 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 197 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 33% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 29% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8CC58E 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8CC58E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8CC58E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8CC58E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8CC58E
Complementary
#C58CC3
Analogous
#A6C58C
Analogous
#8CC5AA
Triadic
#8E8CC5
Triadic
#C58E8C
Split comp.
#AA8CC5
Split comp.
#C58CA6

Tints & Shades of #8CC58E

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

#9DCD9E
#AAD4AC
#BBDDBC
#C9E4CA
#DAECDA
#E7F3E8

Shades

#6DB670
#52A355
#438445
#356937
#264B27
#162C17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8CC58E.

How #8CC58E 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#8CC58E
Protanopia#BDBD8E
Protanomaly#ABC08E
Deuteranopia#B5B590
Deuteranomaly#A6BB8F
Tritanopia#95BFBF
Tritanomaly#91C2AE
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8CC58E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8cc58e: #8CC58E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8CC58E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8cc58e': '#8CC58E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.773, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_8cc58e">#8CC58E</color>
SVG fillfill="#8CC58E"

More Green Colors

#8CC58E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8CC58E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8CC58E?

#8CC58E is a light green — rgb(140, 197, 142) in RGB and hsl(122, 33%, 66%) 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 6.85.

What is the RGB value of #8CC58E?

#8CC58E is rgb(140, 197, 142) — red 140, green 197, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8CC58E?

#8CC58E converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 28%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8CC58E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8CC58E scores 2:1 against white and 10.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8CC58E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8CC58E 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 6.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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