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#8EBB81 Color

#8EBB81 is rgb(142, 187, 129) in RGB, hsl(107, 30%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 31%, 27%) 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 6.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8EBB81
HEX#8EBB81
RGBrgb(142, 187, 129)
HSLhsl(107, 30%, 62%)
HSVhsv(107, 31%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 31%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.094 138.8)
LABlab(71.54% -23.82 24.43)
LCHlch(71.54% 34.12 134.28)

What #8EBB81 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 #8EBB81, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.84Olivine#9AB973ΔE 8.42Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.93Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 12.1Pistachio#93C572ΔE 12.74Sage#9CAF88ΔE 13.62

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

#8EBB81 Channel Values

How #8EBB81 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 187 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 30% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 31% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8EBB81 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 text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8EBB81 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8EBB81

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8EBB81; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8EBB81
Complementary
#AF81BB
Analogous
#ABBB81
Analogous
#81BB92
Triadic
#818EBB
Triadic
#BB818E
Split comp.
#9281BB
Split comp.
#BB81AB

Tints & Shades of #8EBB81

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

#9DC492
#ABCDA2
#BAD6B3
#CCE1C7
#DBEAD7
#EAF3E8

Shades

#76AD67
#5F9550
#4E7B42
#3D6034
#2C4625
#192815

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8EBB81.

How #8EBB81 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#8EBB81
Protanopia#B4B481
Protanomaly#A6B781
Deuteranopia#AEAE83
Deuteranomaly#A2B382
Tritanopia#96B5B5
Tritanomaly#93B7A3
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8EBB81 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ebb81: #8EBB81;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8EBB81;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ebb81': '#8EBB81' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.733, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_8ebb81">#8EBB81</color>
SVG fillfill="#8EBB81"

More Green Colors

#8EBB81 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8EBB81 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8EBB81?

#8EBB81 is a light green — rgb(142, 187, 129) in RGB and hsl(107, 30%, 62%) 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 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #8EBB81?

#8EBB81 is rgb(142, 187, 129) — red 142, green 187, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8EBB81?

#8EBB81 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 31%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8EBB81 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8EBB81 scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8EBB81 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8EBB81 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 6.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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