What color is #8CCD79?

#8CCD79 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fresh Cut Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CCD79?

The RGB value is 140, 205, 121: 140 red, 205 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CCD79?

The complementary color is #BA79CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CCD79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CCD79 color

#8CCD79 rgb(140, 205, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CCD79 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 80.4% green and 47.5% blue (140, 205, 121).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 46% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Cut Grass (#91CB7D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#8CCD79 color codes

HEX	`#8CCD79`
RGB	`rgb(140, 205, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 80.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 46%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 41%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 41%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.45, -36.39, 35.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.45, 50.76, 135.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.097, 50.617, 25.954)`
Decimal	`9227641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CCD79, 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 #8CCD79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CCD79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #8CCD79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ccd79; }
.text { color: #8ccd79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ccd79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 205 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ccd79, #79cd90); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8CCD79?: #8CCD79 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fresh Cut Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CCD79?: The RGB value is 140, 205, 121: 140 red, 205 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CCD79?: The complementary color is #BA79CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CCD79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.