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#8EFF61 Color

#8EFF61 is rgb(142, 255, 97) in RGB, hsl(103, 100%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 62%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Screamin' Green (#66FF66), visibly different at ΔE 10.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8EFF61
HEX#8EFF61
RGBrgb(142, 255, 97)
HSLhsl(103, 100%, 69%)
HSVhsv(103, 62%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 62%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(90.1% 0.221 138)
LABlab(90.98% -54.08 62.68)
LCHlch(90.98% 82.78 130.79)

What #8EFF61 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 #8EFF61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 10.71SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 14.17French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 14.54Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 17.14Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 17.25Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 19.37

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

#8EFF61 Channel Values

How #8EFF61 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 255 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 103° · S 100% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 103° · S 62% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8EFF61 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8EFF61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8EFF61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8EFF61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8EFF61
Complementary
#D261FF
Analogous
#DDFF61
Analogous
#61FF83
Triadic
#618EFF
Triadic
#FF618E
Split comp.
#8361FF
Split comp.
#FF61DD

Tints & Shades of #8EFF61

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

#9CFF75
#ABFF8A
#BAFF9E
#CCFFB8
#DAFFCC
#E9FFE0

Shades

#6DFF33
#48FF00
#3BD100
#2EA300
#217500
#134200

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8EFF61.

How #8EFF61 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#8EFF61
Protanopia#F1F162
Protanomaly#D0F662
Deuteranopia#E2E269
Deuteranomaly#C6EE66
Tritanopia#A6F2F2
Tritanomaly#9DF7C9
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8EFF61 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8eff61: #8EFF61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8EFF61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8eff61': '#8EFF61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 1.000, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_8eff61">#8EFF61</color>
SVG fillfill="#8EFF61"

More Green Colors

#8EFF61 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8EFF61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8EFF61?

#8EFF61 is a light green — rgb(142, 255, 97) in RGB and hsl(103, 100%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Screamin' Green (#66FF66), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.71.

What is the RGB value of #8EFF61?

#8EFF61 is rgb(142, 255, 97) — red 142, green 255, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8EFF61?

#8EFF61 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 62%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8EFF61 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8EFF61 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8EFF61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8EFF61 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 19.4, which is visibly different.

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