What color is #8AE88A?

#8AE88A is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AE88A?

The RGB value is 138, 232, 138: 138 red, 232 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AE88A?

The complementary color is #E88AE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AE88A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AE88A color

#8AE88A rgb(138, 232, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AE88A is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 91% green and 54.1% blue (138, 232, 138).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 67% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#8AE88A color codes

HEX	`#8AE88A`
RGB	`rgb(138, 232, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 91%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 67%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 41%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 41%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.46, -46.44, 37.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.46, 59.48, 141.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.923, 64.949, 34.262)`
Decimal	`9103498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AE88A, 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 #8AE88A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AE88A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	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 #8AE88A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ae88a; }
.text { color: #8ae88a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ae88a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 232 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ae88a, #8ae8b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8AE88A?: #8AE88A is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AE88A?: The RGB value is 138, 232, 138: 138 red, 232 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AE88A?: The complementary color is #E88AE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AE88A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.