What color is #8BD74D?

#8BD74D 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 #8BD74D?

The RGB value is 139, 215, 77: 139 red, 215 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BD74D?

The complementary color is #994DD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BD74D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BD74D color

#8BD74D rgb(139, 215, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BD74D is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 84.3% green and 30.2% blue (139, 215, 77).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 63% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Shenron Green (#8CCD4C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#8BD74D color codes

HEX	`#8BD74D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 215, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 84.3%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 63%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 64%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 64%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.82, -46, 58.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.82, 74.6, 128.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.287, 54.624, 15.651)`
Decimal	`9164621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BD74D, 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 #8BD74D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BD74D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #8BD74D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bd74d; }
.text { color: #8bd74d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bd74d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 215 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bd74d, #4dd754); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8BD74D?: #8BD74D 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 #8BD74D?: The RGB value is 139, 215, 77: 139 red, 215 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BD74D?: The complementary color is #994DD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BD74D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.