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#8EED7E Color

#8EED7E is rgb(142, 237, 126) in RGB, hsl(111, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 47%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8EED7E
HEX#8EED7E
RGBrgb(142, 237, 126)
HSLhsl(111, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(111, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 47%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.173 140.9)
LABlab(86.00% -45.07 44.29)
LCHlch(86.00% 63.19 135.51)

What #8EED7E 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 #8EED7E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 7.19Mint#98FF98ΔE 7.8Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 7.95Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.18Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.03Mantis#74C365ΔE 16.05

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

#8EED7E Channel Values

How #8EED7E 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 237 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 111° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 111° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8EED7E 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8EED7E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8EED7E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8EED7E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8EED7E
Complementary
#DC7DED
Analogous
#C6ED7D
Analogous
#7DEDA4
Triadic
#7D8EED
Triadic
#ED7D8E
Split comp.
#A47DED
Split comp.
#ED7DC6

Tints & Shades of #8EED7E

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

#9DF08F
#ADF2A1
#BDF5B3
#C8F6C0
#D8F9D2
#E8FBE4

Shades

#67E750
#43E228
#32BC1A
#279414
#1B670E
#113F09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8EED7E.

How #8EED7E 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#8EED7E
Protanopia#E0E07F
Protanomaly#C5E67E
Deuteranopia#D4D482
Deuteranomaly#BCDE81
Tritanopia#A0E3E3
Tritanomaly#99E7C3
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

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Using #8EED7E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8eed7e: #8EED7E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8EED7E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8eed7e': '#8EED7E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.929, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_8eed7e">#8EED7E</color>
SVG fillfill="#8EED7E"

More Green Colors

#8EED7E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#8EED7E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8EED7E?

#8EED7E is a light green — rgb(142, 237, 126) in RGB and hsl(111, 76%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #8EED7E?

#8EED7E is rgb(142, 237, 126) — red 142, green 237, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8EED7E?

#8EED7E converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 47%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8EED7E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8EED7E scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8EED7E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8EED7E 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 7.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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