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#8EDC8F Color

#8EDC8F is rgb(142, 220, 143) in RGB, hsl(121, 53%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 35%, 14%) 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 8.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8EDC8F
HEX#8EDC8F
RGBrgb(142, 220, 143)
HSLhsl(121, 53%, 71%)
HSVhsv(121, 35%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 35%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.131 144.6)
LABlab(81.29% -36.49 30.02)
LCHlch(81.29% 47.25 140.56)

What #8EDC8F 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 #8EDC8F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 8.68Light Green#90EE90ΔE 10.56Pistachio#93C572ΔE 12.34Mantis#74C365ΔE 13.11Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 14.06Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 14.31

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

#8EDC8F Channel Values

How #8EDC8F 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 220 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 53% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 35% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8EDC8F 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8EDC8F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8EDC8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8EDC8F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8EDC8F
Complementary
#DC8EDB
Analogous
#B4DC8E
Analogous
#8EDCB6
Triadic
#8F8EDC
Triadic
#DC8F8E
Split comp.
#B68EDC
Split comp.
#DC8EB4

Tints & Shades of #8EDC8F

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

#9DE19F
#ADE6AE
#BDEBBD
#C8EEC9
#D8F3D8
#E8F8E8

Shades

#67D069
#44C546
#32A434
#288129
#1C5A1D
#113711

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8EDC8F.

How #8EDC8F 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#8EDC8F
Protanopia#D1D18F
Protanomaly#BAD68F
Deuteranopia#C7C792
Deuteranomaly#B3D091
Tritanopia#9BD4D4
Tritanomaly#96D7BD
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8EDC8F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8edc8f: #8EDC8F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8EDC8F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8edc8f': '#8EDC8F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.863, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_8edc8f">#8EDC8F</color>
SVG fillfill="#8EDC8F"

More Green Colors

#8EDC8F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#8EDC8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8EDC8F?

#8EDC8F is a light green — rgb(142, 220, 143) in RGB and hsl(121, 53%, 71%) 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 8.68.

What is the RGB value of #8EDC8F?

#8EDC8F is rgb(142, 220, 143) — red 142, green 220, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8EDC8F?

#8EDC8F converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 35%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8EDC8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8EDC8F scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8EDC8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8EDC8F 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 10.56, which is visibly different.

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