#8FC174

Closest named color: Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C). oklch(75.7% 0.117 135.3), rgb(143, 193, 116).

Black text reads best on this color (10.04:1).

About this color

#8FC174 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.117 and its hue 135°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.04:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.117)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C)
Black text	10.04:1
White text	2.08:1

Values

HEX	#8FC174
RGB	rgb(143, 193, 116)
HSL	hsl(99, 38%, 61%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.7% 0.117 135.3)

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 #8FC174	2.08:1	Fails	Lc -45.4	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #8FC174	10.04:1	AAA	Lc 63.1	Content text, not long reading
#8FC174 text on white	2.08:1	Fails	Lc 40.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#8FC174 text on black	10.04:1	AAA	Lc -61.5	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.

Step 50
50

#F3F7F0

oklch(97.1% 0.01 131.4)
Step 100
100

#E4EDDF

oklch(93.5% 0.021 134.1)
Step 200
200

#CEE0C5

oklch(88.6% 0.041 135.1)
Step 300
300

#ACCC9C

oklch(80.9% 0.074 135.3)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#8FC174

oklch(75.7% 0.117 135.3)
Step 500
500

#5E9D36

oklch(63.1% 0.151 135.4)
Step 600
600

#448700

oklch(55.7% 0.163 135.2)
Step 700
700

#387100

oklch(49% 0.143 135.1)
Step 800
800

#2D5D00

oklch(42.7% 0.125 135.1)
Step 900
900

#284C0F

oklch(37.6% 0.097 135.4)
Step 950
950

#182D0B

oklch(27% 0.062 135.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8FC174 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)	#C6B66E	0.074
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BFB278	0.074
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#8FBCAE	0.083
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B3B3B3	0.118