What color is #8CC39E?

#8CC39E 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 #8CC39E?

The RGB value is 140, 195, 158: 140 red, 195 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CC39E?

The complementary color is #C38CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CC39E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CC39E color

#8CC39E rgb(140, 195, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CC39E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 76.5% green and 62% blue (140, 195, 158).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 31% saturation and 66% 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#8CC39E color codes

HEX	`#8CC39E`
RGB	`rgb(140, 195, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 76.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 19%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.24, -25.52, 12.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.24, 28.61, 153.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.5, 47.073, 39.504)`
Decimal	`9225118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CC39E, 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 #8CC39E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CC39E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #8CC39E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cc39e; }
.text { color: #8cc39e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cc39e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 195 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cc39e, #8cc3b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8CC39E?: #8CC39E 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 #8CC39E?: The RGB value is 140, 195, 158: 140 red, 195 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CC39E?: The complementary color is #C38CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CC39E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.