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#8ED228 Color

#8ED228 is rgb(142, 210, 40) in RGB, hsl(84, 68%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 81%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sheen Green (#8FD400), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8ED228
HEX#8ED228
RGBrgb(142, 210, 40)
HSLhsl(84, 68%, 49%)
HSVhsv(84, 81%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 81%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(78.9% 0.2 130.1)
LABlab(77.49% -39.90 68.74)
LCHlch(77.49% 79.48 120.13)

What #8ED228 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 #8ED228, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 6.62Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 7.52Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 9.99Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 10.73Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.73Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 13.39

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

#8ED228 Channel Values

How #8ED228 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 210 · B 408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 68% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 81% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8ED228 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8ED228 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8ED228

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8ED228; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8ED228
Complementary
#6C28D2
Analogous
#D2C128
Analogous
#39D228
Triadic
#288ED2
Triadic
#D2288E
Split comp.
#2839D2
Split comp.
#C128D2

Tints & Shades of #8ED228

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

#9EDB43
#ADE160
#BDE77E
#CCEC9C
#DCF2BA
#EBF8D8

Shades

#7DB823
#689A1D
#578118
#436313
#31490E
#1D2B08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8ED228.

How #8ED228 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#8ED228
Protanopia#C8C82A
Protanomaly#B4CC29
Deuteranopia#BFBF32
Deuteranomaly#AEC72E
Tritanopia#A0C6C6
Tritanomaly#99CB9F
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

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Using #8ED228 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ed228: #8ED228;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8ED228;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ed228': '#8ED228' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.824, blue: 0.157)
Android XML<color name="color_8ed228">#8ED228</color>
SVG fillfill="#8ED228"

More Green Colors

#8ED228 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#8ED228 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8ED228?

#8ED228 is a mid-tone green — rgb(142, 210, 40) in RGB and hsl(84, 68%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sheen Green (#8FD400), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.62.

What is the RGB value of #8ED228?

#8ED228 is rgb(142, 210, 40) — red 142, green 210, and blue 40 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8ED228?

#8ED228 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 81%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8ED228 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8ED228 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8ED228 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8ED228 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 7.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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