#8ec227

Color #8ec227

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 4.04 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8ec227

RGB

rgb(142, 194, 39)

HSL

hsl(80.1, 66.5%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(80.1, 79.9%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.8%, 0%, 79.9%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(72.55, -38.19, 65.93)

LCH

lch(72.55, 76.19, 120.08)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.1819, 127.34)

HWB

hwb(80.1, 15.3%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b27c2

Analogous

#c2a827

#8ec227

#41c227

Triadic

#8ec227

#278ec2

#c2278e

Split-complementary

#8ec227

#2741c2

#a827c2

Tetradic

#8ec227

#27c25b

#5b27c2

#c2278e

Square

#8ec227

#27c2a8

#5b27c2

#c22741

Shades

Color #8ec227 mixed toward black.

#76a221

#5f811a

#476114

#2f410d

#182007

Tints

Color #8ec227 mixed toward white.

#a5d83f

#b7e065

#c9e88c

#dbf0b2

#edf7d9

Tones

Color #8ec227 mixed toward gray.

#8ab534

#86a841

#819b4e

#7d8e5b

#798168

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a86b · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#a4a074 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#91888d · ΔE 37.8

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 28.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ec227;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ec227]

Related colors

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#8ec227 (#8ec227) is rgb(142, 194, 39) in RGB.

No, #8ec227 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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