What color is #8AFCA0?

#8AFCA0 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Pale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AFCA0?

The RGB value is 138, 252, 160: 138 red, 252 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AFCA0?

The complementary color is #FC8AE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AFCA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AFCA0 color

#8AFCA0 rgb(138, 252, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AFCA0 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 98.8% green and 62.7% blue (138, 252, 160).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 95% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Pale Green (#98FB98), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#8AFCA0 color codes

HEX	`#8AFCA0`
RGB	`rgb(138, 252, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 98.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 95%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 45%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 37%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.58, -51.41, 34.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.58, 61.76, 146.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.634, 77.558, 45.5)`
Decimal	`9108640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AFCA0, 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 #8AFCA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AFCA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	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 #8AFCA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8afca0; }
.text { color: #8afca0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8afca0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 252 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8afca0, #8afcd9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8AFCA0?: #8AFCA0 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Pale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AFCA0?: The RGB value is 138, 252, 160: 138 red, 252 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AFCA0?: The complementary color is #FC8AE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AFCA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.