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#8EB181 Color

#8EB181 is rgb(142, 177, 129) in RGB, hsl(104, 24%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 27%, 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 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8EB181
HEX#8EB181
RGBrgb(142, 177, 129)
HSLhsl(104, 24%, 60%)
HSVhsv(104, 27%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 27%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.078 137.4)
LABlab(68.66% -19.20 20.59)
LCHlch(68.66% 28.15 132.99)

What #8EB181 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 #8EB181, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.36Sage#9CAF88ΔE 7.59Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.99Olivine#9AB973ΔE 11.72Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 12.42Russian Green#679267ΔE 12.73

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

#8EB181 Channel Values

How #8EB181 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 177 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 24% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 27% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.4:1 vs white · 8.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8EB181 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 text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8EB181 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8EB181

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8EB181; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8EB181
Complementary
#A481B1
Analogous
#A6B181
Analogous
#81B18C
Triadic
#818EB1
Triadic
#B1818E
Split comp.
#8C81B1
Split comp.
#B181A6

Tints & Shades of #8EB181

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

#9CBB90
#ADC7A3
#BBD0B3
#CCDCC6
#DAE6D6
#EBF1E9

Shades

#77A267
#648B55
#527246
#3F5936
#2D3F27
#1B2617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8EB181.

How #8EB181 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#8EB181
Protanopia#ACAC81
Protanomaly#A1AE81
Deuteranopia#A6A682
Deuteranomaly#9DAB82
Tritanopia#95ACAC
Tritanomaly#92AE9D
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8EB181 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8eb181: #8EB181;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8EB181;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8eb181': '#8EB181' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.694, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_8eb181">#8EB181</color>
SVG fillfill="#8EB181"

More Green Colors

#8EB181 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8EB181 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8EB181?

#8EB181 is a light green — rgb(142, 177, 129) in RGB and hsl(104, 24%, 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 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #8EB181?

#8EB181 is rgb(142, 177, 129) — red 142, green 177, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8EB181?

#8EB181 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 27%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8EB181 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8EB181 scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8EB181 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8EB181 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 5.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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