What color is #8CC90B?

#8CC90B is a vivid yellow-green known as Jewel Beetle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Jewel Beetle?

The RGB value is 140, 201, 11: 140 red, 201 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Jewel Beetle?

The complementary color is #480BC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CC90B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Jewel Beetle color: hex code #8CC90B

#8CC90B rgb(140, 201, 11)

Shades of green

Jewel Beetle has the hex code #8CC90B. It is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 78.8% green and 4.3% blue (140, 201, 11).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 90% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 21% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

Jewel Beetle (#8CC90B) color codes

HEX	`#8CC90B`
RGB	`rgb(140, 201, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 78.8%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 90%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 95%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 95%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.43, -42.8, 72.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.43, 84.53, 120.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.762, 47.372, 7.787)`
Decimal	`9226507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Jewel Beetle, 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 #8CC90B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CC90B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #8CC90B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cc90b; }
.text { color: #8cc90b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cc90b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 201 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cc90b, #2dc90b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8CC90B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8CC90B?: #8CC90B is a vivid yellow-green known as Jewel Beetle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Jewel Beetle?: The RGB value is 140, 201, 11: 140 red, 201 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Jewel Beetle?: The complementary color is #480BC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CC90B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.