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#8EB082 Color

#8EB082 is rgb(142, 176, 130) in RGB, hsl(104, 23%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 26%, 31%) 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 5.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8EB082
HEX#8EB082
RGBrgb(142, 176, 130)
HSLhsl(104, 23%, 60%)
HSVhsv(104, 26%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 26%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.075 137.6)
LABlab(68.38% -18.61 19.69)
LCHlch(68.38% 27.09 133.37)

What #8EB082 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 #8EB082, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.51Sage#9CAF88ΔE 6.76Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.85Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 11.75Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 12.2Russian Green#679267ΔE 12.47

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

#8EB082 Channel Values

How #8EB082 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 176 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 23% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 26% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8EB082 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8EB082 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8EB082

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8EB082; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8EB082
Complementary
#A482B0
Analogous
#A6B082
Analogous
#82B08C
Triadic
#828EB0
Triadic
#B0828E
Split comp.
#8C82B0
Split comp.
#B082A6

Tints & Shades of #8EB082

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

#9CBA91
#ADC6A4
#BBD0B4
#CCDCC7
#DAE5D6
#EBF1E9

Shades

#77A168
#648A56
#527147
#405837
#2E3F27
#1B2618

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8EB082.

How #8EB082 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#8EB082
Protanopia#ABAB82
Protanomaly#A0AD82
Deuteranopia#A6A683
Deuteranomaly#9DAA83
Tritanopia#94ABAB
Tritanomaly#92AD9C
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8EB082 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8eb082: #8EB082;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8EB082;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8eb082': '#8EB082' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.690, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_8eb082">#8EB082</color>
SVG fillfill="#8EB082"

More Green Colors

#8EB082 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8EB082 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8EB082?

#8EB082 is a light green — rgb(142, 176, 130) in RGB and hsl(104, 23%, 60%) 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 5.51.

What is the RGB value of #8EB082?

#8EB082 is rgb(142, 176, 130) — red 142, green 176, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8EB082?

#8EB082 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 26%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8EB082 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8EB082 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8EB082 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8EB082 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 5.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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