#8DBB74

Closest named color: Lichen (#8FB67B). oklch(74.2% 0.109 135.1), rgb(141, 187, 116).

Black text reads best on this color (9.49:1).

About this color

#8DBB74 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 74%, its chroma 0.109 and its hue 135°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lichen (#8FB67B), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.49:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (74%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.109)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Lichen (#8FB67B)
Black text	9.49:1
White text	2.21:1

Values

HEX	#8DBB74
RGB	rgb(141, 187, 116)
HSL	hsl(99, 34%, 59%)
OKLCH	oklch(74.2% 0.109 135.1)

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 #8DBB74	2.21:1	Fails	Lc -48.3	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #8DBB74	9.49:1	AAA	Lc 60.5	Content text, not long reading
#8DBB74 text on white	2.21:1	Fails	Lc 43.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#8DBB74 text on black	9.49:1	AAA	Lc -58.7	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

#CFDFC6

oklch(88.5% 0.038 134.1)
Step 300
300

#AECB9F

oklch(80.9% 0.068 135)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#8DBB74

oklch(74.2% 0.109 135.1)
Step 500
500

#629C3E

oklch(63.2% 0.141 135.2)
Step 600
600

#488617

oklch(55.7% 0.152 135.2)
Step 700
700

#397105

oklch(49.1% 0.141 135.2)
Step 800
800

#305C0C

oklch(42.7% 0.117 135)
Step 900
900

#2B4C15

oklch(37.8% 0.091 135.1)
Step 950
950

#192C0E

oklch(26.8% 0.057 135.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8DBB74 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)	#C0B16F	0.070
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B9AD78	0.069
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#8DB6A9	0.078
Achromatopsia (no color)	#AEAEAE	0.110