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#8EB895 Color

#8EB895 is rgb(142, 184, 149) in RGB, hsl(130, 23%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 19%, 28%) 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 5.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8EB895
HEX#8EB895
RGBrgb(142, 184, 149)
HSLhsl(130, 23%, 64%)
HSVhsv(130, 23%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 19%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.067 149.5)
LABlab(71.01% -19.89 13.07)
LCHlch(71.01% 23.80 146.70)

What #8EB895 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 #8EB895, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.38Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.04Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.22Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 10.14Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.15Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 10.92

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

#8EB895 Channel Values

How #8EB895 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 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 23% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 23% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.22:1 vs white · 9.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8EB895 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 text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8EB895 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8EB895

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8EB895; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8EB895
Complementary
#B88EB1
Analogous
#9CB88E
Analogous
#8EB8AA
Triadic
#958EB8
Triadic
#B8958E
Split comp.
#AA8EB8
Split comp.
#B88E9C

Tints & Shades of #8EB895

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

#9EC2A4
#ADCCB3
#BDD6C1
#CADECD
#D9E7DC
#E9F1EA

Shades

#72A77B
#5C9365
#4B7752
#3B5E41
#29422D
#1A291C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8EB895.

How #8EB895 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#8EB895
Protanopia#B2B295
Protanomaly#A5B495
Deuteranopia#ACAC96
Deuteranomaly#A1B196
Tritanopia#93B4B4
Tritanomaly#91B6A9
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

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Using #8EB895 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8eb895: #8EB895;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8EB895;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8eb895': '#8EB895' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.722, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_8eb895">#8EB895</color>
SVG fillfill="#8EB895"

More Green Colors

#8EB895 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8EB895 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8EB895?

#8EB895 is a light green — rgb(142, 184, 149) in RGB and hsl(130, 23%, 64%) 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 5.38.

What is the RGB value of #8EB895?

#8EB895 is rgb(142, 184, 149) — red 142, green 184, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8EB895?

#8EB895 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 19%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8EB895 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8EB895 scores 2.22:1 against white and 9.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8EB895 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8EB895 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 5.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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