Sheen Green (#8FD400)

The hex code for Sheen Green is #8FD400. It is rgb(143, 212, 0) in RGB, hsl(80, 100%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 100%, 17%) in CMYK — a mid-tone green. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FD400

HEX#8FD400

RGBrgb(143, 212, 0)

HSLhsl(80, 100%, 42%)

HSVhsv(80, 100%, 83%)

CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 100%, 17%)

OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.211 129.4)

LABlab(78.06% -41.00 75.24)

LCHlch(78.06% 85.69 118.58)

Colors Closest to Sheen Green

Sheen Green is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 8.21 Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 11.24 Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 12.51 Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 13.34 Limerick#9DC209ΔE 14.11 French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 16

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

#8FD400 Channel Values

How Sheen Green breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 143 · G 212 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 80° · S 100% · L 42%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 80° · S 100% · V 83%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 33% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 17%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.81:1 vs white · 11.59:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Sheen Green 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.

TextWhite text1.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Sheen Green

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Sheen Green

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

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How Sheen Green 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#8FD400

Protanopia#CACA06

Protanomaly#B6CE03

Deuteranopia#C1C11B

Deuteranomaly#AFC913

Tritanopia#A1C8C8

Tritanomaly#9ACD9F

Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

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Using #8FD400 in Code

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

CSS custom property--sheen-green: #8FD400;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FD400;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'sheen-green': '#8FD400' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.831, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="sheen_green">#8FD400</color>

SVG fillfill="#8FD400"

More Green Colors

Sheen Green sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8fdbc2 8fbc8f 8fff1f 8f9779 8fffda 8da399 90dab0 8affd2 90ee90 8affc4 91e0b7 8aff8a a1bf6e b8cf91 d0fae5 ecfdf5 006b3c 00bd00 082108 1c352d 319177 3ddc84 57ff57 6bffb5

#8FD400 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Sheen Green?

The hex code for Sheen Green is #8FD400. That is rgb(143, 212, 0) in RGB, hsl(80, 100%, 42%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 100%, 17%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #8FD400?

#8FD400 is rgb(143, 212, 0) — red 143, green 212, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8FD400?

#8FD400 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 100%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8FD400 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FD400 scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8FD400 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8FD400 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 12.51, which is visibly different.

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