#8AAA57#8AAA57
#8AAA57 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.116 H 126.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AAA57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 170, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(83, 33%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(83, 49%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.8%, 0%, 48.8%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.62, -24.87, 38.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.62, 46.24, 122.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.5% -0.0693 0.0934) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.5% 0.116 126.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5761, 34.8405, 14.3397) |
| Luminance | 0.3484 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Asparagus
#77AB56
ΔE00 3.87
Dull Green
#74A662
ΔE00 5.67
Leaf
#71AA34
ΔE00 5.69
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 5.70
Off Green
#6BA353
ΔE00 5.87
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AAA57 #7757AA
analogous
#AAA157 #8AAA57 #60AA57
triadic
#8AAA57 #578AAA #AA578A
tetradic
#8AAA57 #57AAA1 #7757AA #AA5760
square
#8AAA57 #57AAA1 #7757AA #AA5760
split-complementary
#8AAA57 #5760AA #A157AA
monochromatic
#48592D #698242 #8AAA57 #A6BF80 #C3D3A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#8AAA57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#8AAA57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AAA57
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AAA57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AAA57 | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A150
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AD9F5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8EA397
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aaa57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 170, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.116 126.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec388',
500: '#8aaa57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aaa57; $custom-light: #aec388; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aaa57",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 170,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 83.133,
"s": 32.806,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69504,
"c": 0.11631,
"h": 126.6
},
"luminance": 0.34841
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AAA57
secondary
#AA9CC1
accent
#5FC988
background
#FAFCF8
surface
#F4F8F0
border
#CED1CB
text
#10120B
muted
#7F817C