#8CD299#8CD299
#8CD299 is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.540; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.107 H 149.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CD299 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 210, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(131, 44%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(131, 33%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.3%, 0%, 27.1%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.44, -33.61, 21.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.44, 39.87, 147.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.23% -0.092 0.0545) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.23% 0.107 149.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6095, 53.9666, 38.4603) |
| Luminance | 0.5397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Hospital Green
#9BE5AA
ΔE00 4.45
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 6.01
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 6.28
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 6.36
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 7.18
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CD299 #D28CC5
analogous
#A2D28C #8CD299 #8CD2BC
triadic
#8CD299 #998CD2 #D2998C
tetradic
#8CD299 #8CA2D2 #D28CC5 #D2BC8C
square
#8CD299 #8CA2D2 #D28CC5 #D2BC8C
split-complementary
#8CD299 #BC8CD2 #D28CA2
monochromatic
#40A453 #60C172 #8CD299 #B8E3C0 #E4F4E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#8CD299 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.79
#8CD299 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CD299
11.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CD299 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CD299 | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.79 | 11.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3C796
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8BF9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#82CFC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cd299; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 210, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.107 149.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0e0b7',
500: '#8cd299',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cd299; $custom-light: #b0e0b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cd299",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 210,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 131.143,
"s": 43.75,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80227,
"c": 0.1069,
"h": 149.3
},
"luminance": 0.53969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CD299
secondary
#A85B99
accent
#2F9EB7
background
#FDFEFD
surface
#F7FCF8
border
#D0D5D1
text
#111511
muted
#818481