#8EB161#8EB161

#8EB161 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.114 H 128.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EB161
RGB	rgb(142, 177, 97)
HSL	hsl(86, 34%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(86, 45%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 0%, 45.2%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.06, -25.60, 36.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.06, 44.98, 124.69°)
OKLab	oklab(71.58% -0.0708 0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(71.58% 0.114 128.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.0349, 38.0577, 17.1231)
Luminance	0.3806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EB161 #8461B1

analogous

#B1AC61 #8EB161 #66B161

triadic

#8EB161 #618EB1 #B1618E

tetradic

#8EB161 #61B1AC #8461B1 #B16166

square

#8EB161 #61B1AC #8461B1 #B16166

split-complementary

#8EB161 #6166B1 #AC61B1

monochromatic

#4F6532 #6F8E46 #8EB161 #ABC58A #C9D9B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#8EB161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.61

#8EB161 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EB161

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EB161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EB161	1.00	2.44	8.61	8.61
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B8A75B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B3A566

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91AB9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8eb161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 177, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.114 128.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0c88f',
    500: '#8eb161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8eb161;
$custom-light: #b0c88f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8eb161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 177,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 86.25,
    "s": 33.898,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71578,
    "c": 0.11416,
    "h": 128.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.38058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EB161

secondary

#B5A6C8

accent

#5ECA8D

background

#FBFCF8

surface

#F6F8F0

border

#D0D1CB

text

#11130C

muted

#80827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EB161

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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