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#8DB49F Color

#8DB49F is rgb(141, 180, 159) in RGB, hsl(148, 21%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 12%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8DB49F
HEX#8DB49F
RGBrgb(141, 180, 159)
HSLhsl(148, 21%, 63%)
HSVhsv(148, 22%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 12%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.052 161.3)
LABlab(70.00% -16.92 6.23)
LCHlch(70.00% 18.03 159.79)

What #8DB49F 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 #8DB49F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 6.41Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 9.66Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 9.96Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.07Opal#A8C3BCΔE 10.95Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.29

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

#8DB49F Channel Values

How #8DB49F 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 141 · G 180 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 21% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 22% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8DB49F 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8DB49F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8DB49F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8DB49F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8DB49F
Complementary
#B48DA2
Analogous
#8EB48D
Analogous
#8DB4B3
Triadic
#9F8DB4
Triadic
#B49F8D
Split comp.
#B38DB4
Split comp.
#B48D8E

Tints & Shades of #8DB49F

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

#9CBFAC
#ACC9B9
#BBD3C6
#CBDDD3
#DAE7E0
#E9F1ED

Shades

#74A48B
#5D8E74
#4D7560
#3A5949
#2A4135
#18251E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8DB49F.

How #8DB49F 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#8DB49F
Protanopia#AEAE9F
Protanomaly#A2B19F
Deuteranopia#A8A8A0
Deuteranomaly#9EADA0
Tritanopia#90B2B2
Tritanomaly#8FB3AA
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8DB49F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8db49f: #8DB49F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8DB49F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8db49f': '#8DB49F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.706, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_8db49f">#8DB49F</color>
SVG fillfill="#8DB49F"

More Green Colors

#8DB49F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#8DB49F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8DB49F?

#8DB49F is a light green — rgb(141, 180, 159) in RGB and hsl(148, 21%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.41.

What is the RGB value of #8DB49F?

#8DB49F is rgb(141, 180, 159) — red 141, green 180, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8DB49F?

#8DB49F converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 12%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8DB49F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8DB49F scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8DB49F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8DB49F 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 12.9, which is visibly different.

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