#8CD79C#8CD79C
#8CD79C is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.566; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.112 H 150.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CD79C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 215, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(133, 48%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(133, 35%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.9%, 0%, 27.4%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.94, -35.39, 21.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.94, 41.64, 148.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.46% -0.0968 0.0557) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.46% 0.112 150.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1142, 56.5745, 40.1996) |
| Luminance | 0.5658 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Hospital Green
#9BE5AA
ΔE00 3.39
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 5.38
Mint
#AAF0C1
ΔE00 6.86
Light Sea Green
#98F6B0
ΔE00 6.92
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 6.98
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CD79C #D78CC7
analogous
#A2D78C #8CD79C #8CD7C2
triadic
#8CD79C #9C8CD7 #D79C8C
tetradic
#8CD79C #8CA2D7 #D78CC7 #D7C28C
square
#8CD79C #8CA2D7 #D78CC7 #D7C28C
split-complementary
#8CD79C #C28CD7 #D78CA2
monochromatic
#3CAD54 #5FC775 #8CD79C #B9E7C3 #E7F7EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#8CD79C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.32
#8CD79C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CD79C
12.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CD79C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CD79C | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.32 | 12.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8CB98
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCC39F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#80D4C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cd79c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 215, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.112 150.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0e3b9',
500: '#8cd79c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cd79c; $custom-light: #b0e3b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cd79c",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 215,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 132.8,
"s": 48.387,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81456,
"c": 0.11173,
"h": 150.1
},
"luminance": 0.56577
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CD79C
secondary
#AD5A9C
accent
#2A9DBC
background
#FDFEFD
surface
#F8FCF8
border
#D1D5D1
text
#111511
muted
#818481