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#8EDC97 Color

#8EDC97 is rgb(142, 220, 151) in RGB, hsl(127, 53%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 31%, 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 7.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8EDC97
HEX#8EDC97
RGBrgb(142, 220, 151)
HSLhsl(127, 53%, 71%)
HSVhsv(127, 35%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 31%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.123 147.1)
LABlab(81.40% -35.52 26.11)
LCHlch(81.40% 44.09 143.69)

What #8EDC97 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 #8EDC97, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 7.26Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.23Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 13.35Light Green#90EE90ΔE 13.75Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 13.85Pistachio#93C572ΔE 14.18

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

#8EDC97 Channel Values

How #8EDC97 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 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 127° · S 53% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 127° · S 35% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8EDC97 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 text12.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8EDC97 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8EDC97

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8EDC97; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8EDC97
Complementary
#DC8ED3
Analogous
#ACDC8E
Analogous
#8EDCBE
Triadic
#978EDC
Triadic
#DC978E
Split comp.
#BE8EDC
Split comp.
#DC8EAC

Tints & Shades of #8EDC97

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

#9DE1A5
#ADE6B4
#BDEBC2
#C8EECD
#D8F3DB
#E8F8E9

Shades

#67D073
#44C553
#32A440
#288132
#1C5A23
#113715

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8EDC97.

How #8EDC97 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#8EDC97
Protanopia#D1D197
Protanomaly#BAD697
Deuteranopia#C7C79A
Deuteranomaly#B3D099
Tritanopia#9AD5D5
Tritanomaly#95D8BF
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8EDC97 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8edc97: #8EDC97;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8EDC97;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8edc97': '#8EDC97' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.863, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_8edc97">#8EDC97</color>
SVG fillfill="#8EDC97"

More Green Colors

#8EDC97 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8EDC97 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8EDC97?

#8EDC97 is a light green — rgb(142, 220, 151) in RGB and hsl(127, 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 7.26.

What is the RGB value of #8EDC97?

#8EDC97 is rgb(142, 220, 151) — red 142, green 220, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8EDC97?

#8EDC97 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 31%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8EDC97 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8EDC97 scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8EDC97 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8EDC97 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 13.75, which is visibly different.

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