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#8DDF72 Color

#8DDF72 is rgb(141, 223, 114) in RGB, hsl(105, 63%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 49%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8DDF72
HEX#8DDF72
RGBrgb(141, 223, 114)
HSLhsl(105, 63%, 66%)
HSVhsv(105, 49%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 49%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.165 138.4)
LABlab(81.75% -41.02 44.78)
LCHlch(81.75% 60.73 132.49)

What #8DDF72 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 #8DDF72, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 7.22Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.89Mantis#74C365ΔE 11.43Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 11.97Mint#98FF98ΔE 12.71Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 15.36

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

#8DDF72 Channel Values

How #8DDF72 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 223 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 105° · S 63% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 105° · S 49% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8DDF72 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8DDF72 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8DDF72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8DDF72; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8DDF72
Complementary
#C472DF
Analogous
#C4DF72
Analogous
#72DF8D
Triadic
#728DDF
Triadic
#DF728D
Split comp.
#8D72DF
Split comp.
#DF72C4

Tints & Shades of #8DDF72

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

#9EE486
#ABE797
#BCECAC
#C9F0BC
#DAF5D1
#E8F8E2

Shades

#6FD64C
#54C82D
#44A225
#36811D
#265B15
#17360C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8DDF72.

How #8DDF72 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#8DDF72
Protanopia#D4D473
Protanomaly#BCD872
Deuteranopia#C9C976
Deuteranomaly#B4D274
Tritanopia#9DD5D5
Tritanomaly#97D9B6
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8DDF72 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ddf72: #8DDF72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8DDF72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ddf72': '#8DDF72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.875, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_8ddf72">#8DDF72</color>
SVG fillfill="#8DDF72"

More Green Colors

#8DDF72 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8DDF72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8DDF72?

#8DDF72 is a light green — rgb(141, 223, 114) in RGB and hsl(105, 63%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.22.

What is the RGB value of #8DDF72?

#8DDF72 is rgb(141, 223, 114) — red 141, green 223, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8DDF72?

#8DDF72 converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 49%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8DDF72 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8DDF72 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8DDF72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8DDF72 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 9.89, 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.