What color is #8CA94A?

#8CA94A is a desaturated yellow-green known as Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lime It or Leave It?

The RGB value is 140, 169, 74: 140 red, 169 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lime It or Leave It?

The complementary color is #674AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA94A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lime It or Leave It color: hex code #8CA94A

#8CA94A rgb(140, 169, 74)

Shades of green

Lime It or Leave It has the hex code #8CA94A. It is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 66.3% green and 29% blue (140, 169, 74).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 39% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 34% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

Lime It or Leave It (#8CA94A) color codes

HEX	`#8CA94A`
RGB	`rgb(140, 169, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 66.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 39%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 56%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 56%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.31, -24.93, 45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.31, 51.44, 118.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.239, 34.446, 11.744)`
Decimal	`9218378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lime It or Leave It, 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 #8CA94A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA94A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #8CA94A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca94a; }
.text { color: #8ca94a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca94a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 169 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca94a, #5ca94a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8CA94A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8CA94A?: #8CA94A is a desaturated yellow-green known as Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lime It or Leave It?: The RGB value is 140, 169, 74: 140 red, 169 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lime It or Leave It?: The complementary color is #674AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA94A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.