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#8ECC91 Color

#8ECC91 is rgb(142, 204, 145) in RGB, hsl(123, 38%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 29%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8ECC91
HEX#8ECC91
RGBrgb(142, 204, 145)
HSLhsl(123, 38%, 68%)
HSVhsv(123, 30%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 29%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.104 145.7)
LABlab(76.69% -29.45 22.92)
LCHlch(76.69% 37.32 142.11)

What #8ECC91 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 #8ECC91, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 9.43Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.99Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.17Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.23Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.86Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.53

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

#8ECC91 Channel Values

How #8ECC91 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 204 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 123° · S 38% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 123° · S 30% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8ECC91 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8ECC91 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8ECC91

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8ECC91; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8ECC91
Complementary
#CC8EC9
Analogous
#AACC8E
Analogous
#8ECCB1
Triadic
#918ECC
Triadic
#CC918E
Split comp.
#B18ECC
Split comp.
#CC8EAA

Tints & Shades of #8ECC91

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

#9CD39F
#AEDBB0
#BCE1BE
#CAE7CC
#D8EED9
#EAF6EA

Shades

#6FBE73
#4FB054
#419045
#316D34
#234D25
#152E16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8ECC91.

How #8ECC91 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#8ECC91
Protanopia#C3C391
Protanomaly#B0C791
Deuteranopia#BABA93
Deuteranomaly#AAC292
Tritanopia#97C6C6
Tritanomaly#94C8B3
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8ECC91 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ecc91: #8ECC91;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8ECC91;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ecc91': '#8ECC91' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.800, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_8ecc91">#8ECC91</color>
SVG fillfill="#8ECC91"

More Green Colors

#8ECC91 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8ECC91 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8ECC91?

#8ECC91 is a light green — rgb(142, 204, 145) in RGB and hsl(123, 38%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.43.

What is the RGB value of #8ECC91?

#8ECC91 is rgb(142, 204, 145) — red 142, green 204, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8ECC91?

#8ECC91 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 29%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8ECC91 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8ECC91 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8ECC91 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8ECC91 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 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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