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#8FD08B Color

#8FD08B is rgb(143, 208, 139) in RGB, hsl(117, 42%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 33%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FD08B
HEX#8FD08B
RGBrgb(143, 208, 139)
HSLhsl(117, 42%, 68%)
HSVhsv(117, 33%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 33%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.116 143)
LABlab(77.81% -31.58 27.52)
LCHlch(77.81% 41.89 138.93)

What #8FD08B 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 #8FD08B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 7.75Pistachio#93C572ΔE 9.78Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 12.87Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 13.05Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 13.08Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 13.1

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

#8FD08B Channel Values

How #8FD08B 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 208 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 42% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 33% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8FD08B 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8FD08B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8FD08B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8FD08B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8FD08B
Complementary
#CC8BD0
Analogous
#B1D08B
Analogous
#8BD0AA
Triadic
#8B8FD0
Triadic
#D08B8F
Split comp.
#AA8BD0
Split comp.
#D08BB1

Tints & Shades of #8FD08B

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

#9DD69A
#AEDDAC
#BCE3BA
#CAE9C9
#D8EFD7
#EAF6E9

Shades

#6FC26B
#4FB54A
#41943D
#31702E
#235021
#152F13

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8FD08B.

How #8FD08B 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#8FD08B
Protanopia#C7C78B
Protanomaly#B3CB8B
Deuteranopia#BEBE8D
Deuteranomaly#ADC58C
Tritanopia#9AC9C9
Tritanomaly#96CCB3
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8FD08B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8fd08b: #8FD08B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FD08B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8fd08b': '#8FD08B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.816, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_8fd08b">#8FD08B</color>
SVG fillfill="#8FD08B"

More Green Colors

#8FD08B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8FD08B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8FD08B?

#8FD08B is a light green — rgb(143, 208, 139) in RGB and hsl(117, 42%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.75.

What is the RGB value of #8FD08B?

#8FD08B is rgb(143, 208, 139) — red 143, green 208, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8FD08B?

#8FD08B converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 33%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8FD08B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FD08B scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8FD08B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8FD08B 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 14.65, which is visibly different.

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