What color is #8CC34B?

#8CC34B is a desaturated yellow-green known as Thrilling Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Thrilling Lime?

The RGB value is 140, 195, 75: 140 red, 195 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Thrilling Lime?

The complementary color is #824BC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CC34B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Thrilling Lime color: hex code #8CC34B

#8CC34B rgb(140, 195, 75)

Shades of green

Thrilling Lime has the hex code #8CC34B. It is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 76.5% green and 29.4% blue (140, 195, 75).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 50% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

Thrilling Lime (#8CC34B) color codes

HEX	`#8CC34B`
RGB	`rgb(140, 195, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 76.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 50%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 62%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 62%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.97, -37.09, 53.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.97, 64.84, 124.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.6, 45.113, 13.698)`
Decimal	`9225035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Thrilling Lime, 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 #8CC34B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CC34B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #8CC34B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cc34b; }
.text { color: #8cc34b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cc34b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 195 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cc34b, #50c34b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #8CC34B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8CC34B?: #8CC34B is a desaturated yellow-green known as Thrilling Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Thrilling Lime?: The RGB value is 140, 195, 75: 140 red, 195 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Thrilling Lime?: The complementary color is #824BC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CC34B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.