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#8EB89C Color

#8EB89C is rgb(142, 184, 156) in RGB, hsl(140, 23%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 15%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8EB89C
HEX#8EB89C
RGBrgb(142, 184, 156)
HSLhsl(140, 23%, 64%)
HSVhsv(140, 23%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 15%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.06 155.5)
LABlab(71.14% -18.91 9.48)
LCHlch(71.14% 21.15 153.38)

What #8EB89C 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 #8EB89C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 7.49Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.62Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.01Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.71Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.86Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.04

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

#8EB89C Channel Values

How #8EB89C 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 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 140° · S 23% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 140° · S 23% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8EB89C 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8EB89C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8EB89C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8EB89C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8EB89C
Complementary
#B88EAA
Analogous
#95B88E
Analogous
#8EB8B1
Triadic
#9C8EB8
Triadic
#B89C8E
Split comp.
#B18EB8
Split comp.
#B88E95

Tints & Shades of #8EB89C

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

#9EC2AA
#ADCCB8
#BDD6C5
#CADED0
#D9E7DE
#E9F1EC

Shades

#72A783
#5C936F
#4B7759
#3B5E47
#294231
#1A291F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8EB89C.

How #8EB89C 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#8EB89C
Protanopia#B2B29C
Protanomaly#A5B49C
Deuteranopia#ACAC9D
Deuteranomaly#A1B19D
Tritanopia#92B5B5
Tritanomaly#91B6AB
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

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Using #8EB89C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8eb89c: #8EB89C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8EB89C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8eb89c': '#8EB89C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.722, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_8eb89c">#8EB89C</color>
SVG fillfill="#8EB89C"

More Green Colors

#8EB89C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8EB89C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8EB89C?

#8EB89C is a light green — rgb(142, 184, 156) in RGB and hsl(140, 23%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.49.

What is the RGB value of #8EB89C?

#8EB89C is rgb(142, 184, 156) — red 142, green 184, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8EB89C?

#8EB89C converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 15%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8EB89C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8EB89C scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8EB89C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8EB89C 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 9.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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