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#8EC793 Color

#8EC793 is rgb(142, 199, 147) in RGB, hsl(125, 34%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 26%, 22%) 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 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8EC793
HEX#8EC793
RGBrgb(142, 199, 147)
HSLhsl(125, 34%, 67%)
HSVhsv(125, 29%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 26%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.094 146.8)
LABlab(75.28% -26.99 19.98)
LCHlch(75.28% 33.58 143.49)

What #8EC793 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 #8EC793, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.14Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.77Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.6Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.88Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.41Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 11.85

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

#8EC793 Channel Values

How #8EC793 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 199 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 34% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 29% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8EC793 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8EC793 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8EC793

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8EC793; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8EC793
Complementary
#C78EC3
Analogous
#A6C78E
Analogous
#8EC7B0
Triadic
#938EC7
Triadic
#C7938E
Split comp.
#B08EC7
Split comp.
#C78EA6

Tints & Shades of #8EC793

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

#9CCEA0
#ADD7B0
#BBDDBE
#CCE6CE
#D9ECDB
#EAF5EB

Shades

#6FB876
#52A75A
#438949
#346A39
#254B28
#162C18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8EC793.

How #8EC793 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#8EC793
Protanopia#BFBF93
Protanomaly#ADC293
Deuteranopia#B7B795
Deuteranomaly#A8BD94
Tritanopia#96C1C1
Tritanomaly#93C4B1
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

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Using #8EC793 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ec793: #8EC793;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8EC793;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ec793': '#8EC793' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.780, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_8ec793">#8EC793</color>
SVG fillfill="#8EC793"

More Green Colors

#8EC793 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8EC793 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8EC793?

#8EC793 is a light green — rgb(142, 199, 147) in RGB and hsl(125, 34%, 67%) 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 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #8EC793?

#8EC793 is rgb(142, 199, 147) — red 142, green 199, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8EC793?

#8EC793 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 26%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8EC793 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8EC793 scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8EC793 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8EC793 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 6.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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