#8FC45A
Closest named color: Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C). oklch(76% 0.148 131.2), rgb(143, 196, 90).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.21:1).
About this color
#8FC45A is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.148 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 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.21:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (76%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.148) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C) |
| Black text | 10.21:1 |
| White text | 2.05:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8FC45A |
| RGB | rgb(143, 196, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 47%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76% 0.148 131.2) |
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 #8FC45A | 2.05:1 | Fails | Lc -44.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #8FC45A | 10.21:1 | AAA | Lc 64.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8FC45A text on white | 2.05:1 | Fails | Lc 40.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8FC45A text on black | 10.21:1 | AAA | Lc -62.3 | 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
#F1F8EB
oklch(97% 0.019 130.2)
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Step 100
100
#E0F0D3
oklch(93.6% 0.042 130.9)
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Step 200
200
#C6E5AC
oklch(88.5% 0.083 131.2)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#8FC45A
oklch(76% 0.148 131.2)
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Step 400
400
#73B700
oklch(70.6% 0.194 131.2)
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Step 500
500
#629D00
oklch(63.1% 0.173 131.2)
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Step 600
600
#528400
oklch(55.6% 0.152 131.1)
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Step 700
700
#446F00
oklch(49.1% 0.134 131.1)
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Step 800
800
#375B00
oklch(42.7% 0.117 131.1)
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Step 900
900
#2D4C00
oklch(37.8% 0.103 131.1)
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Step 950
950
#192D00
oklch(27% 0.074 130.9)
#8FC45A 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) | #CCB750 | 0.083 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #C4B361 | 0.084 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #91BDAC | 0.111 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B5B5B5 | 0.149 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8FC45A
#8FC45A
oklch(76% 0.148 131.2)
- #CF94F6
#CF94F6
oklch(76% 0.149 310.9)
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 #8FC45A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.030
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.040
- Soft Green #6FC276 ΔE 0.043
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.044
- Bright Olive #9CBB04 ΔE 0.045
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.045
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.045
- Turtle Green #75B84F ΔE 0.048
Use #8FC45A 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.