#8cc227

Color #8cc227

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 4.29 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8cc227

RGB

rgb(140, 194, 39)

HSL

hsl(80.9, 66.5%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(80.9, 79.9%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.8%, 0%, 79.9%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(72.43, -38.96, 65.78)

LCH

lch(72.43, 76.45, 120.64)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.1829, 127.85)

HWB

hwb(80.9, 15.3%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d27c2

Analogous

#c2ab27

#8cc227

#3fc227

Triadic

#8cc227

#278cc2

#c2278c

Split-complementary

#8cc227

#273fc2

#ab27c2

Tetradic

#8cc227

#27c25d

#5d27c2

#c2278c

Square

#8cc227

#27c2ab

#5d27c2

#c2273f

Shades

Color #8cc227 mixed toward black.

#75a221

#5d811a

#466114

#2f410d

#172007

Tints

Color #8cc227 mixed toward white.

#a3d83f

#b5e065

#c8e88c

#daf0b2

#edf7d9

Tones

Color #8cc227 mixed toward gray.

#88b534

#84a841

#809b4e

#7c8e5b

#788168

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a76b · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#a39f74 · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#8f888d · ΔE 37.3

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 28.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cc227;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cc227]

Related colors

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#8cc227 (#8cc227) is rgb(140, 194, 39) in RGB.

No, #8cc227 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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