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#8DE901 Color

#8DE901 is rgb(141, 233, 1) in RGB, hsl(84, 99%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 100%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lime (#9EFD38), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8DE901
HEX#8DE901
RGBrgb(141, 233, 1)
HSLhsl(84, 99%, 46%)
HSVhsv(84, 100%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 100%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.235 132.3)
LABlab(84.14% -49.65 79.64)
LCHlch(84.14% 93.85 121.94)

What #8DE901 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 #8DE901, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 7.39Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 7.78Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 8.72Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 9.11Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 10.09Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 10.95

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

#8DE901 Channel Values

How #8DE901 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 233 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 99% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 100% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8DE901 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8DE901 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8DE901

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8DE901; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8DE901
Complementary
#5E01E9
Analogous
#E9D201
Analogous
#18E901
Triadic
#018DE9
Triadic
#E9018D
Split comp.
#0118E9
Split comp.
#D201E9

Tints & Shades of #8DE901

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

#9FFE10
#AFFE39
#BEFE5D
#CEFE85
#DCFFA9
#EDFFD1

Shades

#7ACB01
#68AD01
#568E01
#437001
#315100
#1F3300

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8DE901.

How #8DE901 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#8DE901
Protanopia#DDDD09
Protanomaly#C2E206
Deuteranopia#D0D021
Deuteranomaly#B9DB19
Tritanopia#A4DCDC
Tritanomaly#9BE1AF
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8DE901 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8de901: #8DE901;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8DE901;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8de901': '#8DE901' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.914, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_8de901">#8DE901</color>
SVG fillfill="#8DE901"

More Green Colors

#8DE901 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8DE901 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8DE901?

#8DE901 is a mid-tone green — rgb(141, 233, 1) in RGB and hsl(84, 99%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lime (#9EFD38), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.39.

What is the RGB value of #8DE901?

#8DE901 is rgb(141, 233, 1) — red 141, green 233, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8DE901?

#8DE901 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 100%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8DE901 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8DE901 scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8DE901 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8DE901 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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