#8CD499#8CD499
#8CD499 is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.110 H 149.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CD499 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 212, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(131, 46%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(131, 34%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34%, 0%, 27.8%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.02, -34.54, 22.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.02, 41.08, 147.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.69% -0.0945 0.0564) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.69% 0.11 149.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1064, 54.9603, 38.6260) |
| Luminance | 0.5496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Hospital Green
#9BE5AA
ΔE00 4.04
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 5.94
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 6.43
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 6.83
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 6.98
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 7.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CD499 #D48CC7
analogous
#A3D48C #8CD499 #8CD4BD
triadic
#8CD499 #998CD4 #D4998C
tetradic
#8CD499 #8CA3D4 #D48CC7 #D4BD8C
square
#8CD499 #8CA3D4 #D48CC7 #D4BD8C
split-complementary
#8CD499 #BD8CD4 #D48CA3
monochromatic
#3EA751 #5FC371 #8CD499 #B9E5C1 #E5F5E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#8CD499 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#8CD499 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CD499
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CD499 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CD499 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C895
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAC19C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#82D1C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cd499; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 212, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.110 149.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0e1b7',
500: '#8cd499',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cd499; $custom-light: #b0e1b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cd499",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 212,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 130.833,
"s": 45.57,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80692,
"c": 0.11003,
"h": 149.1
},
"luminance": 0.54962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CD499
secondary
#AA5A9C
accent
#2D9FB9
background
#FDFEFD
surface
#F7FCF8
border
#D0D5D1
text
#111511
muted
#818481