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#8EB823 Color

#8EB823 is rgb(142, 184, 35) in RGB, hsl(77, 68%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 81%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8EB823
HEX#8EB823
RGBrgb(142, 184, 35)
HSLhsl(77, 68%, 43%)
HSVhsv(77, 81%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 81%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.172 125)
LABlab(69.81% -29.22 63.42)
LCHlch(69.81% 69.83 114.74)

What #8EB823 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 #8EB823, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 8.02Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.27Limerick#9DC209ΔE 9.1Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 13.3Citron#9FA91FΔE 14.15June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 14.98

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

#8EB823 Channel Values

How #8EB823 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 184 · B 358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 68% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 81% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.33:1 vs white · 9.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8EB823 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 text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8EB823 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8EB823

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8EB823; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8EB823
Complementary
#4D23B8
Analogous
#B89823
Analogous
#43B823
Triadic
#238EB8
Triadic
#B8238E
Split comp.
#2343B8
Split comp.
#9823B8

Tints & Shades of #8EB823

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

#A7D72D
#B5DE4F
#C4E472
#D0EA90
#DFF0B2
#EDF7D4

Shades

#7A9F1E
#6A891A
#566F15
#455A11
#32400C
#212B08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8EB823.

How #8EB823 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#8EB823
Protanopia#B2B224
Protanomaly#A5B424
Deuteranopia#ACAC29
Deuteranomaly#A1B127
Tritanopia#9BAEAE
Tritanomaly#96B28B
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8EB823 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8eb823: #8EB823;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8EB823;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8eb823': '#8EB823' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.722, blue: 0.137)
Android XML<color name="color_8eb823">#8EB823</color>
SVG fillfill="#8EB823"

More Green Colors

#8EB823 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8EB823 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8EB823?

#8EB823 is a mid-tone green — rgb(142, 184, 35) in RGB and hsl(77, 68%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.02.

What is the RGB value of #8EB823?

#8EB823 is rgb(142, 184, 35) — red 142, green 184, and blue 35 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8EB823?

#8EB823 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 81%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8EB823 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8EB823 scores 2.33:1 against white and 9.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8EB823 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8EB823 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 8.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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