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#8DB4A0 Color

#8DB4A0 is rgb(141, 180, 160) in RGB, hsl(149, 21%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 11%, 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 6.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8DB4A0
HEX#8DB4A0
RGBrgb(141, 180, 160)
HSLhsl(149, 21%, 63%)
HSVhsv(149, 22%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 11%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.051 162.5)
LABlab(70.02% -16.77 5.71)
LCHlch(70.02% 17.72 161.19)

What #8DB4A0 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 #8DB4A0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 6.36Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 9.36Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 9.75Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.3Opal#A8C3BCΔE 10.58Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.69

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

#8DB4A0 Channel Values

How #8DB4A0 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 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 21% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 22% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8DB4A0 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 text9.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8DB4A0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8DB4A0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8DB4A0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8DB4A0
Complementary
#B48DA1
Analogous
#8DB48D
Analogous
#8DB4B4
Triadic
#A08DB4
Triadic
#B4A08D
Split comp.
#B48DB4
Split comp.
#B48D8D

Tints & Shades of #8DB4A0

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

#9CBFAD
#ACC9BA
#BBD3C7
#CBDDD3
#DAE7E0
#E9F1ED

Shades

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8DB4A0.

How #8DB4A0 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#8DB4A0
Protanopia#AEAEA0
Protanomaly#A2B1A0
Deuteranopia#A8A8A1
Deuteranomaly#9EADA1
Tritanopia#90B2B2
Tritanomaly#8FB3AB
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8DB4A0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8db4a0: #8DB4A0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8DB4A0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8db4a0': '#8DB4A0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.706, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_8db4a0">#8DB4A0</color>
SVG fillfill="#8DB4A0"

More Green Colors

#8DB4A0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#8DB4A0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8DB4A0?

#8DB4A0 is a light green — rgb(141, 180, 160) in RGB and hsl(149, 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 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #8DB4A0?

#8DB4A0 is rgb(141, 180, 160) — red 141, green 180, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8DB4A0?

#8DB4A0 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 11%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8DB4A0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8DB4A0 scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8DB4A0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8DB4A0 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 13.42, which is visibly different.

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