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#8CE60F Color

#8CE60F is rgb(140, 230, 15) in RGB, hsl(85, 88%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 93%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8CE60F
HEX#8CE60F
RGBrgb(140, 230, 15)
HSLhsl(85, 88%, 48%)
HSVhsv(85, 93%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 93%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(83.5% 0.231 132.3)
LABlab(83.23% -48.75 77.74)
LCHlch(83.23% 91.76 122.09)

What #8CE60F 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 #8CE60F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 7.27French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 7.92Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 9.65Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 9.66Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 10.96Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 12.23

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

#8CE60F Channel Values

How #8CE60F 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 230 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 88% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 93% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 93% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8CE60F 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8CE60F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8CE60F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8CE60F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8CE60F
Complementary
#680FE6
Analogous
#E6D40F
Analogous
#21E60F
Triadic
#0F8CE6
Triadic
#E60F8C
Split comp.
#0F21E6
Split comp.
#D40FE6

Tints & Shades of #8CE60F

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

#9DF127
#ACF349
#BCF66A
#CDF891
#DCFAB2
#EBFCD4

Shades

#7BC90D
#66A80B
#558B09
#436E07
#325105
#1D3003

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8CE60F.

How #8CE60F 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#8CE60F
Protanopia#DADA14
Protanomaly#C0DF12
Deuteranopia#CECE26
Deuteranomaly#B7D81F
Tritanopia#A2D9D9
Tritanomaly#9ADEAD
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8CE60F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ce60f: #8CE60F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8CE60F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ce60f': '#8CE60F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.902, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_8ce60f">#8CE60F</color>
SVG fillfill="#8CE60F"

More Green Colors

#8CE60F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8CE60F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8CE60F?

#8CE60F is a mid-tone green — rgb(140, 230, 15) in RGB and hsl(85, 88%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.27.

What is the RGB value of #8CE60F?

#8CE60F is rgb(140, 230, 15) — red 140, green 230, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8CE60F?

#8CE60F converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 93%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8CE60F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8CE60F scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8CE60F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8CE60F 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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