What color is #8CD181?

#8CD181 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fluorescence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CD181?

The RGB value is 140, 209, 129: 140 red, 209 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CD181?

The complementary color is #C681D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CD181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CD181 color

#8CD181 rgb(140, 209, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CD181 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 82% green and 50.6% blue (140, 209, 129).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 47% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fluorescence (#89D178), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#8CD181 color codes

HEX	`#8CD181`
RGB	`rgb(140, 209, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 82%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 47%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 38%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 38%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.73, -37.05, 32.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.73, 49.6, 138.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.577, 52.76, 28.968)`
Decimal	`9228673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CD181, 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 #8CD181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CD181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	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 #8CD181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cd181; }
.text { color: #8cd181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cd181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 209 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cd181, #81d19e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #8CD181?: #8CD181 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fluorescence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CD181?: The RGB value is 140, 209, 129: 140 red, 209 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CD181?: The complementary color is #C681D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CD181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.