#8EC680
Closest named color: Light Moss Green (#A6C875). oklch(77% 0.113 139.5), rgb(142, 198, 128).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.53:1).
About this color
#8EC680 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.113 and its hue 139°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Moss Green (#A6C875), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.53:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (77%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.113) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Moss Green (#A6C875) |
| Black text | 10.53:1 |
| White text | 1.99:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8EC680 |
| RGB | rgb(142, 198, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(108, 38%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77% 0.113 139.5) |
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 #8EC680 | 1.99:1 | Fails | Lc -42.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #8EC680 | 10.53:1 | AAA | Lc 65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8EC680 text on white | 1.99:1 | Fails | Lc 38.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8EC680 text on black | 10.53:1 | AAA | Lc -63.9 | 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
#F0F8EE
oklch(97% 0.016 139.4)
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Step 100
100
#DFF0DB
oklch(93.7% 0.033 139.7)
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Step 200
200
#C4E4BC
oklch(88.5% 0.064 139.4)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#8EC680
oklch(77% 0.113 139.5)
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Step 400
400
#5DBA42
oklch(70.7% 0.18 139.3)
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Step 500
500
#36A400
oklch(63.1% 0.201 139.5)
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Step 600
600
#2C8A00
oklch(55.6% 0.177 139.5)
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Step 700
700
#247400
oklch(49.1% 0.156 139.5)
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Step 800
800
#1C5F00
oklch(42.6% 0.136 139.5)
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Step 900
900
#164F00
oklch(37.6% 0.119 139.4)
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Step 950
950
#0A3000
oklch(27.2% 0.086 139.4)
#8EC680 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) | #CABB7B | 0.079 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #C1B684 | 0.078 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8BC1B4 | 0.076 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B8B8B8 | 0.114 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8EC680
#8EC680
oklch(77% 0.113 139.5)
- #D49DE2
#D49DE2
oklch(77.1% 0.113 319.3)
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 #8EC680, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.031
- Tan Green #A9BE70 ΔE 0.035
- Soft Green #6FC276 ΔE 0.038
- Dark Sea Green #8FBC8F ΔE 0.039
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.040
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.041
- Lichen #8FB67B ΔE 0.043
- Sage Green #88B378 ΔE 0.053
Use #8EC680 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.