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#8FCA81 Color

#8FCA81 is rgb(143, 202, 129) in RGB, hsl(108, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 36%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pistachio (#93C572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FCA81
HEX#8FCA81
RGBrgb(143, 202, 129)
HSLhsl(108, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(108, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 36%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.117 139.7)
LABlab(75.94% -30.13 30.19)
LCHlch(75.94% 42.65 134.94)

What #8FCA81 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 #8FCA81, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pistachio#93C572ΔE 6.36Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 9.88Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 10.02Olivine#9AB973ΔE 11.19Mantis#74C365ΔE 13.12Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 15.19

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

#8FCA81 Channel Values

How #8FCA81 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 202 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 108° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 108° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8FCA81 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8FCA81 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8FCA81

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8FCA81; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8FCA81
Complementary
#BC81CA
Analogous
#B4CA81
Analogous
#81CA97
Triadic
#8190CA
Triadic
#CA8190
Split comp.
#9781CA
Split comp.
#CA81B4

Tints & Shades of #8FCA81

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

#A0D293
#ACD8A2
#BCDFB3
#CCE7C5
#DCEED7
#E9F4E6

Shades

#73BD61
#5CAD48
#4B8C3B
#3A6C2D
#284C20
#192F14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8FCA81.

How #8FCA81 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#8FCA81
Protanopia#C2C281
Protanomaly#B0C581
Deuteranopia#B9B983
Deuteranomaly#AAC082
Tritanopia#9AC3C3
Tritanomaly#96C6AC
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8FCA81 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8fca81: #8FCA81;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FCA81;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8fca81': '#8FCA81' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.792, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_8fca81">#8FCA81</color>
SVG fillfill="#8FCA81"

More Green Colors

#8FCA81 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8FCA81 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8FCA81?

#8FCA81 is a light green — rgb(143, 202, 129) in RGB and hsl(108, 41%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #8FCA81?

#8FCA81 is rgb(143, 202, 129) — red 143, green 202, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8FCA81?

#8FCA81 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 36%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8FCA81 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FCA81 scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8FCA81 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8FCA81 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 15.19, which is visibly different.

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