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#8CCAAA Color

#8CCAAA is rgb(140, 202, 170) in RGB, hsl(149, 37%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 16%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8CCAAA
HEX#8CCAAA
RGBrgb(140, 202, 170)
HSLhsl(149, 37%, 67%)
HSVhsv(149, 31%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 16%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.078 161.4)
LABlab(76.44% -25.77 9.39)
LCHlch(76.44% 27.43 159.97)

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

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.13Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 5.57Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.1Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.57Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.11Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.98

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

#8CCAAA Channel Values

How #8CCAAA 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 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 37% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 31% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8CCAAA 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #8CCAAA

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

Base
#8CCAAA
Complementary
#CA8CAC
Analogous
#8DCA8C
Analogous
#8CCAC9
Triadic
#AA8CCA
Triadic
#CAAA8C
Split comp.
#C98CCA
Split comp.
#CA8C8D

Tints & Shades of #8CCAAA

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

#9AD0B4
#ABD8C1
#B9DFCB
#CBE7D8
#D9EDE3
#EAF5F0

Shades

#6CBC93
#4FAB7B
#408C65
#326C4E
#234D37
#152D21

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

How #8CCAAA 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#8CCAAA
Protanopia#C1C1AA
Protanomaly#AEC5AA
Deuteranopia#B8B8AC
Deuteranomaly#A8C0AB
Tritanopia#92C6C6
Tritanomaly#8FC8BC
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8CCAAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ccaaa: #8CCAAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8CCAAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ccaaa': '#8CCAAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.792, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_8ccaaa">#8CCAAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8CCAAA"

More Green Colors

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

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#8CCAAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8CCAAA?

#8CCAAA is a light green — rgb(140, 202, 170) in RGB and hsl(149, 37%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #8CCAAA?

#8CCAAA is rgb(140, 202, 170) — red 140, green 202, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8CCAAA?

#8CCAAA converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 16%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8CCAAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8CCAAA scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8CCAAA 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 10.11, which is visibly different.

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