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#8FFAAA Color

#8FFAAA is rgb(143, 250, 170) in RGB, hsl(135, 91%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 32%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FFAAA
HEX#8FFAAA
RGBrgb(143, 250, 170)
HSLhsl(135, 91%, 77%)
HSVhsv(135, 43%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 32%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(90% 0.149 150.6)
LABlab(90.36% -44.92 28.43)
LCHlch(90.36% 53.16 147.67)

What #8FFAAA 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 #8FFAAA, 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.

#8FFAAA Channel Values

How #8FFAAA 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 250 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 91% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 43% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8FFAAA 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8FFAAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8FFAAA; 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 #8FFAAA

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 #8FFAAA.

How #8FFAAA 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#8FFAAA
Protanopia#ECECAB
Protanomaly#CDF2AA
Deuteranopia#DEDEAE
Deuteranomaly#C3EAAC
Tritanopia#9FF2F2
Tritanomaly#99F5D9
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8FFAAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ffaaa: #8FFAAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FFAAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ffaaa': '#8FFAAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.980, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_8ffaaa">#8FFAAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8FFAAA"

More Green Colors

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

#8FFAAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8FFAAA?

#8FFAAA is a light green — rgb(143, 250, 170) in RGB and hsl(135, 91%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.01.

What is the RGB value of #8FFAAA?

#8FFAAA is rgb(143, 250, 170) — red 143, green 250, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8FFAAA?

#8FFAAA converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 32%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8FFAAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FFAAA scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8FFAAA 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 9.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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