#8BD775
Closest named color: Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B). oklch(80.7% 0.152 138.9), rgb(139, 215, 117).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (12.07:1).
About this color
#8BD775 is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.152 and its hue 139°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B), ΔE 0.047 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.07:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.152) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B) |
| Black text | 12.07:1 |
| White text | 1.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8BD775 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 215, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(107, 55%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.7% 0.152 138.9) |
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 #8BD775 | 1.73:1 | Fails | Lc -35.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #8BD775 | 12.07:1 | AAA | Lc 72.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8BD775 text on white | 1.73:1 | Fails | Lc 31.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8BD775 text on black | 12.07:1 | AAA | Lc -71.3 | Content text, not long reading |
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 300.
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Step 50
50
#EFF9EC
oklch(97.1% 0.02 138.4)
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Step 100
100
#DCF1D6
oklch(93.5% 0.042 138.7)
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Step 200
200
#BDE7B2
oklch(88.5% 0.084 139.2)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#8BD775
oklch(80.7% 0.152 138.9)
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Step 400
400
#46BF00
oklch(70.8% 0.223 139)
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Step 500
500
#3BA400
oklch(63.2% 0.199 139)
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Step 600
600
#308A00
oklch(55.7% 0.176 139)
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Step 700
700
#277400
oklch(49.2% 0.155 139)
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Step 800
800
#1F5F00
oklch(42.7% 0.134 138.9)
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Step 900
900
#184F00
oklch(37.6% 0.119 139)
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Step 950
950
#0B2F00
oklch(26.9% 0.085 139)
#8BD775 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) | #DCC96D | 0.103 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D1C27B | 0.102 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #86D1C0 | 0.103 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C4C4C4 | 0.152 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8BD775
#8BD775
oklch(80.7% 0.152 138.9)
- #E99FFE
#E99FFE
oklch(80.7% 0.151 318.6)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #8BD775, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8BD775.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pale Olive Green #B1D27B ΔE 0.047
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.049
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.053
- Fresh Green #69D84F ΔE 0.055
- Weird Green #3AE57F ΔE 0.060
- Light Green #90EE90 ΔE 0.063
- Pale Olive #B9CC81 ΔE 0.065
- Greenish Tan #BCCB7A ΔE 0.066
Use #8BD775 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.