What color is #8EE53F?

#8EE53F is a moderate green known as Kiwi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kiwi?

The RGB value is 142, 229, 63: 142 red, 229 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kiwi?

The complementary color is #963FE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EE53F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kiwi color: hex code #8EE53F

#8EE53F rgb(142, 229, 63)

Shades of green

Kiwi has the hex code #8EE53F. It is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 89.8% green and 24.7% blue (142, 229, 63).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 76% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

Kiwi (#8EE53F) color codes

HEX	`#8EE53F`
RGB	`rgb(142, 229, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 89.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 76%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 72%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 72%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.99, -51.77, 68.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.99, 85.74, 127.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.071, 62.146, 14.586)`
Decimal	`9364799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kiwi, 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 #8EE53F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EE53F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	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 #8EE53F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ee53f; }
.text { color: #8ee53f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ee53f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 229 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ee53f, #3fe543); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8EE53F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8EE53F?: #8EE53F is a moderate green known as Kiwi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kiwi?: The RGB value is 142, 229, 63: 142 red, 229 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kiwi?: The complementary color is #963FE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EE53F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.