What color is #8AFCA3?

#8AFCA3 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 #8AFCA3?

The RGB value is 138, 252, 163: 138 red, 252 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AFCA3?

The complementary color is #FC8AE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AFCA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AFCA3 color

#8AFCA3 rgb(138, 252, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AFCA3 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 98.8% green and 63.9% blue (138, 252, 163).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 95% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Pale Green (#98FB98), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.53:1).

#8AFCA3 color codes

HEX	`#8AFCA3`
RGB	`rgb(138, 252, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 98.8%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 95%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 45%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 35%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.63, -50.92, 32.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.63, 60.57, 147.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.899, 77.665, 46.899)`
Decimal	`9108643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AFCA3, 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 #8AFCA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AFCA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.53:1	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 #8AFCA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8afca3; }
.text { color: #8afca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8afca3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 252 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8afca3, #8afcdc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8AFCA3?: #8AFCA3 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 #8AFCA3?: The RGB value is 138, 252, 163: 138 red, 252 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AFCA3?: The complementary color is #FC8AE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AFCA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.