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#8DD605 Color

#8DD605 is rgb(141, 214, 5) in RGB, hsl(81, 95%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 98%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sheen Green (#8FD400), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8DD605
HEX#8DD605
RGBrgb(141, 214, 5)
HSLhsl(81, 95%, 43%)
HSVhsv(81, 98%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 98%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.214 130.1)
LABlab(78.54% -42.44 75.10)
LCHlch(78.54% 86.26 119.48)

What #8DD605 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 #8DD605, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#8DD605 Channel Values

How #8DD605 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 214 · B 58-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 95% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 98% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 98% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8DD605 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8DD605

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8DD605; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #8DD605

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.

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Shades

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How #8DD605 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#8DD605
Protanopia#CCCC0B
Protanomaly#B6D009
Deuteranopia#C2C21E
Deuteranomaly#AFCA17
Tritanopia#A0CACA
Tritanomaly#99CFA0
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8DD605 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8dd605: #8DD605;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8DD605;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8dd605': '#8DD605' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.839, blue: 0.020)
Android XML<color name="color_8dd605">#8DD605</color>
SVG fillfill="#8DD605"

More Green Colors

#8DD605 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#8DD605 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8DD605?

#8DD605 is a mid-tone green — rgb(141, 214, 5) in RGB and hsl(81, 95%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sheen Green (#8FD400), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.53.

What is the RGB value of #8DD605?

#8DD605 is rgb(141, 214, 5) — red 141, green 214, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8DD605?

#8DD605 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 98%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8DD605 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8DD605 scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8DD605 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8DD605 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 13.42, which is visibly different.

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