What color is #8CC29E?

#8CC29E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CC29E?

The RGB value is 140, 194, 158: 140 red, 194 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CC29E?

The complementary color is #C28CB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CC29E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CC29E color

#8CC29E rgb(140, 194, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CC29E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 76.1% green and 62% blue (140, 194, 158).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#8CC29E color codes

HEX	`#8CC29E`
RGB	`rgb(140, 194, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 76.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 19%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.95, -25.03, 12.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.95, 27.99, 153.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.277, 46.626, 39.429)`
Decimal	`9224862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CC29E, 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 #8CC29E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CC29E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #8CC29E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cc29e; }
.text { color: #8cc29e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cc29e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 194 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cc29e, #8cc2b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8CC29E?: #8CC29E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CC29E?: The RGB value is 140, 194, 158: 140 red, 194 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CC29E?: The complementary color is #C28CB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CC29E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.