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#8FBDA3 Color

#8FBDA3 is rgb(143, 189, 163) in RGB, hsl(146, 26%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 14%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FBDA3
HEX#8FBDA3
RGBrgb(143, 189, 163)
HSLhsl(146, 26%, 65%)
HSVhsv(146, 24%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 14%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.061 159.7)
LABlab(72.77% -19.89 8.00)
LCHlch(72.77% 21.44 158.10)

What #8FBDA3 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 #8FBDA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 7.08Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.18Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.54Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.1Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.9Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.97

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

#8FBDA3 Channel Values

How #8FBDA3 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 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 146° · S 26% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 146° · S 24% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8FBDA3 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 text9.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8FBDA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8FBDA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8FBDA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8FBDA3
Complementary
#BD8FA9
Analogous
#92BD8F
Analogous
#8FBDBA
Triadic
#A38FBD
Triadic
#BDA38F
Split comp.
#BA8FBD
Split comp.
#BD8F92

Tints & Shades of #8FBDA3

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

#9FC6B0
#ABCEBA
#BCD7C8
#CCE1D5
#DCEAE2
#E9F2ED

Shades

#72AC8B
#5B9A76
#4A7D60
#39604A
#284334
#192A20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8FBDA3.

How #8FBDA3 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#8FBDA3
Protanopia#B6B6A3
Protanomaly#A8B9A3
Deuteranopia#B0B0A4
Deuteranomaly#A3B5A4
Tritanopia#93BABA
Tritanomaly#92BBB1
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8FBDA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8fbda3: #8FBDA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FBDA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8fbda3': '#8FBDA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.741, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_8fbda3">#8FBDA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#8FBDA3"

More Green Colors

#8FBDA3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8FBDA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8FBDA3?

#8FBDA3 is a light green — rgb(143, 189, 163) in RGB and hsl(146, 26%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #8FBDA3?

#8FBDA3 is rgb(143, 189, 163) — red 143, green 189, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8FBDA3?

#8FBDA3 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 14%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8FBDA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FBDA3 scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8FBDA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8FBDA3 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 10.1, which is visibly different.

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