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#8EAE7A Color

#8EAE7A is rgb(142, 174, 122) in RGB, hsl(97, 24%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 30%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8EAE7A
HEX#8EAE7A
RGBrgb(142, 174, 122)
HSLhsl(97, 24%, 58%)
HSVhsv(97, 30%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 30%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.081 133.8)
LABlab(67.68% -18.61 23.03)
LCHlch(67.68% 29.61 128.94)

What #8EAE7A 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 #8EAE7A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.74Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.45Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.79Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 11.07Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 11.39Russian Green#679267ΔE 12.72

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

#8EAE7A Channel Values

How #8EAE7A 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 142 · G 174 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 24% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 30% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.47:1 vs white · 8.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8EAE7A 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 text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8EAE7A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8EAE7A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8EAE7A
Complementary
#9A7AAE
Analogous
#A8AE7A
Analogous
#7AAE80
Triadic
#7A8EAE
Triadic
#AE7A8E
Split comp.
#807AAE
Split comp.
#AE7AA8

Tints & Shades of #8EAE7A

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

#9EB98D
#ACC39D
#BCCFB0
#CCDAC3
#DCE6D6
#E9EFE6

Shades

#789E61
#688853
#546F44
#415534
#2E3C25
#1D2617

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How #8EAE7A 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#8EAE7A
Protanopia#A9A97A
Protanomaly#9FAB7A
Deuteranopia#A4A47B
Deuteranomaly#9CA87B
Tritanopia#95A9A9
Tritanomaly#92AB98
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

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Using #8EAE7A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8eae7a: #8EAE7A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8EAE7A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8eae7a': '#8EAE7A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.682, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_8eae7a">#8EAE7A</color>
SVG fillfill="#8EAE7A"

More Green Colors

#8EAE7A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#8EAE7A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8EAE7A?

#8EAE7A is a mid-tone green — rgb(142, 174, 122) in RGB and hsl(97, 24%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.74.

What is the RGB value of #8EAE7A?

#8EAE7A is rgb(142, 174, 122) — red 142, green 174, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8EAE7A?

#8EAE7A converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 30%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8EAE7A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8EAE7A scores 2.47:1 against white and 8.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8EAE7A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8EAE7A 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 7.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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