#8ABB71

Closest named color: Lichen (#8FB67B). oklch(73.9% 0.114 135.6), rgb(138, 187, 113).

Black text reads best on this color (9.42:1).

About this color

#8ABB71 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 74%, its chroma 0.114 and its hue 136°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lichen (#8FB67B), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.42:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (74%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.114)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Lichen (#8FB67B)
Black text	9.42:1
White text	2.22:1

Values

HEX	#8ABB71
RGB	rgb(138, 187, 113)
HSL	hsl(100, 35%, 59%)
OKLCH	oklch(73.9% 0.114 135.6)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #8ABB71	2.22:1	Fails	Lc -48.6	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #8ABB71	9.42:1	AAA	Lc 60.2	Content text, not long reading
#8ABB71 text on white	2.22:1	Fails	Lc 43.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#8ABB71 text on black	9.42:1	AAA	Lc -58.3	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F3F7F1

oklch(97.1% 0.009 134.9)
Step 100
100

#E4EDE0

oklch(93.6% 0.02 135.8)
Step 200
200

#CEE0C6

oklch(88.6% 0.04 135.9)
Step 300
300

#ADCC9E

oklch(81% 0.071 135.5)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#8ABB71

oklch(73.9% 0.114 135.6)
Step 500
500

#5F9C3B

oklch(63% 0.145 135.6)
Step 600
600

#44870E

oklch(55.7% 0.159 135.7)
Step 700
700

#367200

oklch(49.2% 0.146 135.8)
Step 800
800

#2D5D06

oklch(42.8% 0.122 135.6)
Step 900
900

#294C12

oklch(37.6% 0.095 135.5)
Step 950
950

#182D0C

oklch(27% 0.061 135.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8ABB71 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#C0B06C	0.074
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B9AC75	0.073
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#89B6A9	0.081
Achromatopsia (no color)	#AEAEAE	0.115