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#8CEEA3 Color

#8CEEA3 is rgb(140, 238, 163) in RGB, hsl(134, 74%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 32%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8CEEA3
HEX#8CEEA3
RGBrgb(140, 238, 163)
HSLhsl(134, 74%, 74%)
HSVhsv(134, 41%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 32%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87% 0.14 150.2)
LABlab(86.68% -41.94 27.01)
LCHlch(86.68% 49.89 147.21)

What #8CEEA3 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 #8CEEA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.44Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 12.04Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 12.62Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 13.66Mint#98FF98ΔE 14.18Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 15.4

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

#8CEEA3 Channel Values

How #8CEEA3 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 238 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 134° · S 74% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 134° · S 41% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8CEEA3 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8CEEA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8CEEA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8CEEA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8CEEA3
Complementary
#EE8CD7
Analogous
#A6EE8C
Analogous
#8CEED4
Triadic
#A38CEE
Triadic
#EEA38C
Split comp.
#D48CEE
Split comp.
#EE8CA6

Tints & Shades of #8CEEA3

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

#99F0AD
#ABF2BB
#B8F4C6
#CAF7D4
#D7F9DF
#E9FCED

Shades

#5FE77F
#33E15B
#1DC344
#179734
#106A25
#093E16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8CEEA3.

How #8CEEA3 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#8CEEA3
Protanopia#E1E1A4
Protanomaly#C5E6A3
Deuteranopia#D4D4A6
Deuteranomaly#BCDFA5
Tritanopia#9AE6E6
Tritanomaly#95E9CF
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8CEEA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ceea3: #8CEEA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8CEEA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ceea3': '#8CEEA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.933, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_8ceea3">#8CEEA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#8CEEA3"

More Green Colors

#8CEEA3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8CEEA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8CEEA3?

#8CEEA3 is a light green — rgb(140, 238, 163) in RGB and hsl(134, 74%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.44.

What is the RGB value of #8CEEA3?

#8CEEA3 is rgb(140, 238, 163) — red 140, green 238, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8CEEA3?

#8CEEA3 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 32%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8CEEA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8CEEA3 scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8CEEA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8CEEA3 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 9.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.