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#8FB18C Color

#8FB18C is rgb(143, 177, 140) in RGB, hsl(115, 19%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 21%, 31%) 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 5.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FB18C
HEX#8FB18C
RGBrgb(143, 177, 140)
HSLhsl(115, 19%, 62%)
HSVhsv(115, 21%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 21%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.064 142.8)
LABlab(68.91% -17.45 15.04)
LCHlch(68.91% 23.04 139.25)

What #8FB18C 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 #8FB18C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 5.95Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.36Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.04Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.22Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 10.38Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 11.39

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

#8FB18C Channel Values

How #8FB18C 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 177 · B 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 19% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 21% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.38:1 vs white · 8.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8FB18C 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 text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8FB18C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8FB18C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8FB18C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8FB18C
Complementary
#AD8CB1
Analogous
#A1B18C
Analogous
#8CB19B
Triadic
#8C8FB1
Triadic
#B18C8F
Split comp.
#9B8CB1
Split comp.
#B18CA1

Tints & Shades of #8FB18C

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

#9EBB9B
#ACC5AA
#BBCFB9
#CDDCCB
#DCE6DB
#EAF1EA

Shades

#77A073
#61895D
#4F704C
#3E583C
#2D402B
#1A2419

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8FB18C.

How #8FB18C 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#8FB18C
Protanopia#ACAC8C
Protanomaly#A1AE8C
Deuteranopia#A7A78D
Deuteranomaly#9EAB8D
Tritanopia#94ADAD
Tritanomaly#92AFA1
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

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Using #8FB18C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8fb18c: #8FB18C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FB18C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8fb18c': '#8FB18C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.694, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_8fb18c">#8FB18C</color>
SVG fillfill="#8FB18C"

More Green Colors

#8FB18C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8FB18C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8FB18C?

#8FB18C is a light green — rgb(143, 177, 140) in RGB and hsl(115, 19%, 62%) 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 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #8FB18C?

#8FB18C is rgb(143, 177, 140) — red 143, green 177, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8FB18C?

#8FB18C converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 21%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8FB18C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FB18C scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8FB18C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8FB18C 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 6.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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