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#8FAE84 Color

#8FAE84 is rgb(143, 174, 132) in RGB, hsl(104, 21%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 24%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FAE84
HEX#8FAE84
RGBrgb(143, 174, 132)
HSLhsl(104, 21%, 60%)
HSVhsv(104, 24%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 24%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.069 137.6)
LABlab(67.91% -17.04 17.99)
LCHlch(67.91% 24.78 133.45)

What #8FAE84 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 #8FAE84, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 5.04Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.65Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.43Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 10.88Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.08Artichoke#8F9779ΔE 12.44

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

#8FAE84 Channel Values

How #8FAE84 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 143 · G 174 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 21% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 24% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.45:1 vs white · 8.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8FAE84 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 text2.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8FAE84 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8FAE84

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8FAE84; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8FAE84
Complementary
#A384AE
Analogous
#A4AE84
Analogous
#84AE8E
Triadic
#848FAE
Triadic
#AE848F
Split comp.
#8E84AE
Split comp.
#AE84A4

Tints & Shades of #8FAE84

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

#9DB893
#AEC5A6
#BCCFB5
#CDDBC7
#DBE5D7
#EBF1E9

Shades

#799E6B
#658859
#536F49
#405638
#2E3E28
#1C2518

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8FAE84.

How #8FAE84 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#8FAE84
Protanopia#A9A984
Protanomaly#9FAB84
Deuteranopia#A5A585
Deuteranomaly#9CA885
Tritanopia#95A9A9
Tritanomaly#92AB9C
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8FAE84 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8fae84: #8FAE84;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FAE84;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8fae84': '#8FAE84' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.682, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_8fae84">#8FAE84</color>
SVG fillfill="#8FAE84"

More Green Colors

#8FAE84 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8FAE84 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8FAE84?

#8FAE84 is a light green — rgb(143, 174, 132) in RGB and hsl(104, 21%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #8FAE84?

#8FAE84 is rgb(143, 174, 132) — red 143, green 174, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8FAE84?

#8FAE84 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 24%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8FAE84 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FAE84 scores 2.45:1 against white and 8.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8FAE84 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8FAE84 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 6.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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