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#8CC68B Color

#8CC68B is rgb(140, 198, 139) in RGB, hsl(119, 34%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 30%, 22%) 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 8.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8CC68B
HEX#8CC68B
RGBrgb(140, 198, 139)
HSLhsl(119, 34%, 66%)
HSVhsv(119, 30%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 30%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.102 144.1)
LABlab(74.75% -28.23 23.43)
LCHlch(74.75% 36.69 140.31)

What #8CC68B 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 #8CC68B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.66Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 11.1Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.36Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.41Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.62Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.26

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

#8CC68B Channel Values

How #8CC68B 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 198 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 119° · S 34% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 119° · S 30% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8CC68B 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8CC68B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8CC68B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8CC68B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8CC68B
Complementary
#C58BC6
Analogous
#A9C68B
Analogous
#8BC6A7
Triadic
#8B8CC6
Triadic
#C68B8C
Split comp.
#A78BC6
Split comp.
#C68BA9

Tints & Shades of #8CC68B

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

#9DCE9C
#AAD5AA
#BBDDBB
#C9E4C8
#DAECD9
#E7F3E7

Shades

#6DB76C
#52A451
#438542
#356A34
#264B25
#162C16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8CC68B.

How #8CC68B 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#8CC68B
Protanopia#BEBE8B
Protanomaly#ACC18B
Deuteranopia#B5B58D
Deuteranomaly#A6BC8C
Tritanopia#95C0C0
Tritanomaly#92C2AD
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8CC68B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8cc68b: #8CC68B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8CC68B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8cc68b': '#8CC68B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.776, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_8cc68b">#8CC68B</color>
SVG fillfill="#8CC68B"

More Green Colors

#8CC68B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8CC68B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8CC68B?

#8CC68B is a light green — rgb(140, 198, 139) in RGB and hsl(119, 34%, 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 8.66.

What is the RGB value of #8CC68B?

#8CC68B is rgb(140, 198, 139) — red 140, green 198, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8CC68B?

#8CC68B converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 30%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8CC68B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8CC68B scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8CC68B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8CC68B 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 8.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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