#8CB17A#8CB17A
#8CB17A is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.087 H 135.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CB17A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 177, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(100, 26%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(100, 31%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.9%, 0%, 31.1%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.33, -22.88, 24.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.33, 33.29, 133.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.89% -0.0622 0.0608) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.89% 0.087 135.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0494, 38.4242, 24.2420) |
| Luminance | 0.3842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Sage Green (survey)
#88B378
ΔE00 1.31
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 1.41
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 1.54
Faded Green
#7BB274
ΔE00 3.40
Dusty Green
#76A973
ΔE00 4.19
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CB17A #9F7AB1
analogous
#A7B17A #8CB17A #7AB183
triadic
#8CB17A #7A8CB1 #B17A8C
tetradic
#8CB17A #7AA7B1 #9F7AB1 #B1837A
square
#8CB17A #7AA7B1 #9F7AB1 #B1837A
split-complementary
#8CB17A #837AB1 #B17AA7
monochromatic
#506F41 #6C9658 #8CB17A #ADC8A1 #CFDEC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#8CB17A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#8CB17A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CB17A
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CB17A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CB17A | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A976
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA57D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8CADA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cb17a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 177, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.087 135.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec8a1',
500: '#8cb17a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cb17a; $custom-light: #aec8a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cb17a",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 177,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 100.364,
"s": 26.066,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71891,
"c": 0.08698,
"h": 135.7
},
"luminance": 0.38425
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CB17A
secondary
#C7B9CE
accent
#65C2A4
background
#FAFCF9
surface
#F4F8F2
border
#CED1CC
text
#10130F
muted
#7F827E