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#8FC549 Color

#8FC549 is rgb(143, 197, 73) in RGB, hsl(86, 52%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 63%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (RYB) (#66B032), visibly different at ΔE 11.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FC549
HEX#8FC549
RGBrgb(143, 197, 73)
HSLhsl(86, 52%, 53%)
HSVhsv(86, 63%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 63%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.164 129.6)
LABlab(73.90% -32.75 54.20)
LCHlch(73.90% 63.33 121.14)

What #8FC549 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 #8FC549, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#8FC549 Channel Values

How #8FC549 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 197 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 52% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 63% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 63% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.05:1 vs white · 10.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8FC549 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 text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8FC549 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8FC549

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8FC549; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #8FC549

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8FC549.

How #8FC549 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#8FC549
Protanopia#BDBD4A
Protanomaly#ADC049
Deuteranopia#B5B54D
Deuteranomaly#A7BC4C
Tritanopia#9DBBBB
Tritanomaly#98BF9A
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8FC549 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8fc549: #8FC549;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FC549;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8fc549': '#8FC549' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.773, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_8fc549">#8FC549</color>
SVG fillfill="#8FC549"

More Green Colors

#8FC549 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#8FC549 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8FC549?

#8FC549 is a mid-tone green — rgb(143, 197, 73) in RGB and hsl(86, 52%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (RYB) (#66B032), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.33.

What is the RGB value of #8FC549?

#8FC549 is rgb(143, 197, 73) — red 143, green 197, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8FC549?

#8FC549 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 63%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8FC549 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FC549 scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8FC549 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8FC549 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 11.79, which is visibly different.

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