#8AA457#8AA457
#8AA457 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.108 H 124.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AA457 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 164, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(80, 31%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(80, 47%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.9%, 0%, 47%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.87, -21.88, 36.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.87, 42.84, 120.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.09% -0.0609 0.0886) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.09% 0.108 124.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4769, 32.6422, 13.9733) |
| Luminance | 0.3264 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 3.93
Asparagus
#77AB56
ΔE00 5.00
Moss
#769958
ΔE00 5.29
Drab Green
#749551
ΔE00 5.85
Dull Green
#74A662
ΔE00 5.85
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AA457 #7157A4
analogous
#A49857 #8AA457 #64A457
triadic
#8AA457 #578AA4 #A4578A
tetradic
#8AA457 #57A498 #7157A4 #A45764
square
#8AA457 #57A498 #7157A4 #A45764
split-complementary
#8AA457 #5764A4 #9857A4
monochromatic
#47542D #687C42 #8AA457 #A6BA7E #C2D0A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#8AA457 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.53
#8AA457 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AA457
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AA457 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AA457 | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.53 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9C51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89A5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8F9E92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aa457; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 164, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.108 124.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adbf88',
500: '#8aa457',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aa457; $custom-light: #adbf88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aa457",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 164,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 80.26,
"s": 30.677,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68092,
"c": 0.10756,
"h": 124.5
},
"luminance": 0.32642
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AA457
secondary
#A699BD
accent
#61C783
background
#FAFBF8
surface
#F4F7F0
border
#CED0CB
text
#10120B
muted
#7F817C