What color is #8BD24B?

#8BD24B is a moderate green, closest to the named color Shenron Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BD24B?

The RGB value is 139, 210, 75: 139 red, 210 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BD24B?

The complementary color is #924BD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BD24B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BD24B color

#8BD24B rgb(139, 210, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BD24B is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 82.4% green and 29.4% blue (139, 210, 75).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 60% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Shenron Green (#8CCD4C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#8BD24B color codes

HEX	`#8BD24B`
RGB	`rgb(139, 210, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 82.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 60%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 64%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 64%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.33, -44.04, 57.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.33, 72.77, 127.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.964, 52.089, 14.867)`
Decimal	`9163339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BD24B, 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 #8BD24B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BD24B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #8BD24B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bd24b; }
.text { color: #8bd24b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bd24b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 210 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bd24b, #4bd24e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8BD24B?: #8BD24B is a moderate green, closest to the named color Shenron Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BD24B?: The RGB value is 139, 210, 75: 139 red, 210 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BD24B?: The complementary color is #924BD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BD24B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.