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#8FBD9E Color

#8FBD9E is rgb(143, 189, 158) in RGB, hsl(140, 26%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 16%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FBD9E
HEX#8FBD9E
RGBrgb(143, 189, 158)
HSLhsl(140, 26%, 65%)
HSVhsv(140, 24%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 16%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.066 155.1)
LABlab(72.67% -20.62 10.55)
LCHlch(72.67% 23.16 152.90)

What #8FBD9E 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 #8FBD9E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.17Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.45Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.63Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.92Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.79Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.64

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

#8FBD9E Channel Values

How #8FBD9E 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 189 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 140° · S 26% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 140° · S 24% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8FBD9E 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8FBD9E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8FBD9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8FBD9E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8FBD9E
Complementary
#BD8FAD
Analogous
#96BD8F
Analogous
#8FBDB5
Triadic
#9E8FBD
Triadic
#BD9E8F
Split comp.
#B58FBD
Split comp.
#BD8F96

Tints & Shades of #8FBD9E

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

#9FC6AC
#ABCEB7
#BCD7C5
#CCE1D3
#DCEAE1
#E9F2EC

Shades

#72AC85
#5B9A70
#4A7D5B
#396046
#284331
#192A1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8FBD9E.

How #8FBD9E 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#8FBD9E
Protanopia#B6B69E
Protanomaly#A8B99E
Deuteranopia#B0B09F
Deuteranomaly#A3B59F
Tritanopia#94B9B9
Tritanomaly#92BBAF
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

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Using #8FBD9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8fbd9e: #8FBD9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FBD9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8fbd9e': '#8FBD9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.741, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_8fbd9e">#8FBD9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#8FBD9E"

More Green Colors

#8FBD9E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8FBD9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8FBD9E?

#8FBD9E is a light green — rgb(143, 189, 158) in RGB and hsl(140, 26%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.17.

What is the RGB value of #8FBD9E?

#8FBD9E is rgb(143, 189, 158) — red 143, green 189, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8FBD9E?

#8FBD9E converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 16%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8FBD9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FBD9E scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8FBD9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8FBD9E 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 7.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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