What color is #8BD17D?

#8BD17D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fluorescence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BD17D?

The RGB value is 139, 209, 125: 139 red, 209 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BD17D?

The complementary color is #C37DD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BD17D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BD17D color

#8BD17D rgb(139, 209, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BD17D is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 82% green and 49% blue (139, 209, 125).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 48% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fluorescence (#89D178), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#8BD17D color codes

HEX	`#8BD17D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 209, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 82%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 48%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 40%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 40%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.62, -37.96, 34.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.62, 51.54, 137.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.148, 52.569, 27.588)`
Decimal	`9163133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BD17D, 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 #8BD17D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BD17D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #8BD17D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bd17d; }
.text { color: #8bd17d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bd17d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 209 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bd17d, #7dd199); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #8BD17D?: #8BD17D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fluorescence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BD17D?: The RGB value is 139, 209, 125: 139 red, 209 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BD17D?: The complementary color is #C37DD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BD17D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.