What color is #8CD612?

#8CD612 is a vivid yellow-green known as Frogger. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Frogger?

The RGB value is 140, 214, 18: 140 red, 214 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Frogger?

The complementary color is #5C12D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CD612?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Frogger color: hex code #8CD612

#8CD612 rgb(140, 214, 18)

Shades of green

Frogger has the hex code #8CD612. It is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 83.9% green and 7.1% blue (140, 214, 18).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 84% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

Frogger (#8CD612) color codes

HEX	`#8CD612`
RGB	`rgb(140, 214, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 83.9%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 84%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 92%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 92%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.29, -48.15, 75.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.29, 89.25, 122.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.971, 53.711, 9.097)`
Decimal	`9229842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Frogger, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8CD612	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CD612 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8CD612 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cd612; }
.text { color: #8cd612; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cd612; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 214 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cd612, #2ad612); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8CD612 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8CD612?: #8CD612 is a vivid yellow-green known as Frogger. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Frogger?: The RGB value is 140, 214, 18: 140 red, 214 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Frogger?: The complementary color is #5C12D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CD612?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.