What color is #8AEFBB?

#8AEFBB is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jittery Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AEFBB?

The RGB value is 138, 239, 187: 138 red, 239 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AEFBB?

The complementary color is #EF8ABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AEFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AEFBB color

#8AEFBB rgb(138, 239, 187)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 93.7% green and 73.3% blue (138, 239, 187).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 76% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Jittery Jade (#77EEBB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#8AEFBB color codes

HEX	`#8AEFBB`
RGB	`rgb(138, 239, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 93.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 76%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 42%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 22%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.35, -41, 16.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.35, 44.03, 158.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.314, 70.721, 58.003)`
Decimal	`9105339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AEFBB, 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 #8AEFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AEFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #8AEFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aefbb; }
.text { color: #8aefbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aefbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 239 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aefbb, #8aefed); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8AEFBB?: #8AEFBB is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jittery Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AEFBB?: The RGB value is 138, 239, 187: 138 red, 239 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AEFBB?: The complementary color is #EF8ABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AEFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.