What color is #8EFA00?

#8EFA00 is a vivid yellow-green known as Mochito. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mochito?

The RGB value is 142, 250, 0: 142 red, 250 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mochito?

The complementary color is #6C00FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EFA00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mochito color: hex code #8EFA00

#8EFA00 rgb(142, 250, 0)

Shades of green

Mochito has the hex code #8EFA00. It is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 98% green and 0% blue (142, 250, 0).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 100% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.82:1).

Mochito (#8EFA00) color codes

HEX	`#8EFA00`
RGB	`rgb(142, 250, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 98%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 100%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 100%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 100%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.98, -61.82, 85.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.98, 105.37, 125.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.34, 74.119, 11.917)`
Decimal	`9370112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mochito, 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 #8EFA00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EFA00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.82:1	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 #8EFA00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8efa00; }
.text { color: #8efa00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8efa00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 250 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8efa00, #11fa00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8EFA00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8EFA00?: #8EFA00 is a vivid yellow-green known as Mochito. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mochito?: The RGB value is 142, 250, 0: 142 red, 250 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mochito?: The complementary color is #6C00FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EFA00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.