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#8CCA95 Color

#8CCA95 is rgb(140, 202, 149) in RGB, hsl(129, 37%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 26%, 21%) 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 7.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8CCA95
HEX#8CCA95
RGBrgb(140, 202, 149)
HSLhsl(129, 37%, 67%)
HSVhsv(129, 31%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 26%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.098 148.3)
LABlab(76.07% -28.72 19.97)
LCHlch(76.07% 34.98 145.19)

What #8CCA95 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 #8CCA95, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.93Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.77Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.6Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.67Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.42Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.11

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

#8CCA95 Channel Values

How #8CCA95 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 202 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 37% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 31% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8CCA95 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8CCA95 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8CCA95

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8CCA95; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8CCA95
Complementary
#CA8CC1
Analogous
#A2CA8C
Analogous
#8CCAB4
Triadic
#958CCA
Triadic
#CA958C
Split comp.
#B48CCA
Split comp.
#CA8CA2

Tints & Shades of #8CCA95

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

#9AD0A2
#ABD8B2
#B9DFBF
#CBE7CF
#D9EDDC
#EAF5EC

Shades

#6CBC78
#4FAB5D
#408C4C
#326C3B
#234D2A
#152D19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8CCA95.

How #8CCA95 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#8CCA95
Protanopia#C1C195
Protanomaly#AEC595
Deuteranopia#B8B897
Deuteranomaly#A8C096
Tritanopia#95C4C4
Tritanomaly#91C7B3
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8CCA95 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8cca95: #8CCA95;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8CCA95;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8cca95': '#8CCA95' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.792, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_8cca95">#8CCA95</color>
SVG fillfill="#8CCA95"

More Green Colors

#8CCA95 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8CCA95 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8CCA95?

#8CCA95 is a light green — rgb(140, 202, 149) in RGB and hsl(129, 37%, 67%) 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 7.93.

What is the RGB value of #8CCA95?

#8CCA95 is rgb(140, 202, 149) — red 140, green 202, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8CCA95?

#8CCA95 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 26%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8CCA95 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8CCA95 scores 1.91:1 against white and 11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8CCA95 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8CCA95 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 7.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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