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#8EBA7D Color

#8EBA7D is rgb(142, 186, 125) in RGB, hsl(103, 31%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 33%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8EBA7D
HEX#8EBA7D
RGBrgb(142, 186, 125)
HSLhsl(103, 31%, 61%)
HSVhsv(103, 33%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 33%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.097 137.2)
LABlab(71.19% -23.83 26.07)
LCHlch(71.19% 35.31 132.43)

What #8EBA7D 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 #8EBA7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olivine#9AB973ΔE 7.01Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.47Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 10.91Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.36Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 13.53Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 13.57

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

#8EBA7D Channel Values

How #8EBA7D 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 186 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 103° · S 31% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 103° · S 33% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.22:1 vs white · 9.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8EBA7D 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 text9.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8EBA7D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8EBA7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8EBA7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8EBA7D
Complementary
#A97DBA
Analogous
#ADBA7D
Analogous
#7DBA8A
Triadic
#7D8EBA
Triadic
#BA7D8E
Split comp.
#8A7DBA
Split comp.
#BA7DAD

Tints & Shades of #8EBA7D

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

#9DC38D
#AECEA1
#BCD7B2
#CBDFC3
#D9E8D4
#EBF3E8

Shades

#77AC62
#63964F
#527C41
#3E5E31
#2C4323
#1A2815

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8EBA7D.

How #8EBA7D 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#8EBA7D
Protanopia#B3B37D
Protanomaly#A6B67D
Deuteranopia#ADAD7F
Deuteranomaly#A2B27E
Tritanopia#96B4B4
Tritanomaly#93B6A1
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

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Using #8EBA7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8eba7d: #8EBA7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8EBA7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8eba7d': '#8EBA7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.729, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_8eba7d">#8EBA7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#8EBA7D"

More Green Colors

#8EBA7D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#8EBA7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8EBA7D?

#8EBA7D is a light green — rgb(142, 186, 125) in RGB and hsl(103, 31%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.01.

What is the RGB value of #8EBA7D?

#8EBA7D is rgb(142, 186, 125) — red 142, green 186, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8EBA7D?

#8EBA7D converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 33%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8EBA7D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8EBA7D scores 2.22:1 against white and 9.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8EBA7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8EBA7D 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 8.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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