#8CC454
Closest named color: Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C). oklch(75.8% 0.155 131.4), rgb(140, 196, 84).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.13:1).
About this color
#8CC454 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.155 and its hue 131°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C), ΔE 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.13:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (76%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.155) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C) |
| Black text | 10.13:1 |
| White text | 2.07:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8CC454 |
| RGB | rgb(140, 196, 84) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 49%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.8% 0.155 131.4) |
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 #8CC454 | 2.07:1 | Fails | Lc -44.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #8CC454 | 10.13:1 | AAA | Lc 63.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8CC454 text on white | 2.07:1 | Fails | Lc 40.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8CC454 text on black | 10.13:1 | AAA | Lc -62.0 | 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 400.
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Step 50
50
#F2F7EE
oklch(97% 0.013 130.8)
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Step 100
100
#E3EEDB
oklch(93.6% 0.028 131.8)
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Step 200
200
#CDE1BC
oklch(88.5% 0.054 130.7)
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Step 300
300
#AACE8C
oklch(80.9% 0.097 131.5)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#8CC454
oklch(75.8% 0.155 131.4)
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Step 500
500
#619D00
oklch(63% 0.173 131.4)
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Step 600
600
#518400
oklch(55.5% 0.153 131.4)
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Step 700
700
#436F00
oklch(49% 0.135 131.5)
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Step 800
800
#365B00
oklch(42.7% 0.117 131.5)
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Step 900
900
#2C4C00
oklch(37.7% 0.104 131.6)
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Step 950
950
#182D00
oklch(26.9% 0.074 131.6)
#8CC454 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) | #CCB748 | 0.086 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #C4B35C | 0.087 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8EBDAB | 0.116 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B4B4B4 | 0.156 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8CC454
#8CC454
oklch(75.8% 0.155 131.4)
- #D092F8
#D092F8
oklch(75.8% 0.155 311.1)
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 #8CC454, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8CC454.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.036
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.037
- Bright Olive #9CBB04 ΔE 0.041
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.042
- Soft Green #6FC276 ΔE 0.044
- Turtle Green #75B84F ΔE 0.045
- Apple #6ECB3C ΔE 0.046
- Dark Lime Green #7EBD01 ΔE 0.050
Use #8CC454 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.