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#8EE698 Color

#8EE698 is rgb(142, 230, 152) in RGB, hsl(127, 64%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 34%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8EE698
HEX#8EE698
RGBrgb(142, 230, 152)
HSLhsl(127, 64%, 73%)
HSVhsv(127, 38%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 34%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.137 146.9)
LABlab(84.30% -39.51 29.43)
LCHlch(84.30% 49.26 143.32)

What #8EE698 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 #8EE698, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.13Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 10.45Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 11.97Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 13.48Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 14.15Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 14.31

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

#8EE698 Channel Values

How #8EE698 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 230 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 127° · S 64% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 127° · S 38% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8EE698 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8EE698 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8EE698

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8EE698; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8EE698
Complementary
#E68EDC
Analogous
#B0E68E
Analogous
#8EE6C4
Triadic
#988EE6
Triadic
#E6988E
Split comp.
#C48EE6
Split comp.
#E68EB0

Tints & Shades of #8EE698

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

#9FEAA8
#ABEDB3
#BCF0C2
#C9F3CE
#D9F7DD
#E6F9E8

Shades

#64DD72
#3AD44C
#27B438
#1F8E2C
#16641F
#0D3B12

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8EE698.

How #8EE698 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#8EE698
Protanopia#DADA99
Protanomaly#C0DF98
Deuteranopia#CECE9B
Deuteranomaly#B8D89A
Tritanopia#9CDEDE
Tritanomaly#96E1C6
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

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Using #8EE698 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ee698: #8EE698;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8EE698;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ee698': '#8EE698' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.902, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_8ee698">#8EE698</color>
SVG fillfill="#8EE698"

More Green Colors

#8EE698 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8EE698 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8EE698?

#8EE698 is a light green — rgb(142, 230, 152) in RGB and hsl(127, 64%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.13.

What is the RGB value of #8EE698?

#8EE698 is rgb(142, 230, 152) — red 142, green 230, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8EE698?

#8EE698 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 34%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8EE698 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8EE698 scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8EE698 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8EE698 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 8.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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