#8AC566

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Lightgreen.

About #8AC566

The hex code #8AC566 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 197 parts green, and 102 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 30% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8AC566
RGB138, 197, 102
HSL97.3°, 45.0%, 58.6%
CMYK30%, 0%, 48%, 23%
HSV97.3°, 48.2%, 77.3%
LAB73.7, -35.9, 41.5
XYZ32.8, 46.3, 19.8
Decimal9094502

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.05:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.26:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.96:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.72:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8AC566; }
.text-color { color: #8AC566; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8AC566; }

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