What color is #8CD588?

#8CD588 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CD588?

The RGB value is 140, 213, 136: 140 red, 213 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CD588?

The complementary color is #D188D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CD588?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CD588 color

#8CD588 rgb(140, 213, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CD588 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 83.5% green and 53.3% blue (140, 213, 136).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 48% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Leek (#98D98E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#8CD588 color codes

HEX	`#8CD588`
RGB	`rgb(140, 213, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 83.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 48%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 36%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 36%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.01, -37.8, 31.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.01, 48.93, 140.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.052, 54.94, 31.835)`
Decimal	`9229704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CD588, 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 #8CD588	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CD588 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #8CD588 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cd588; }
.text { color: #8cd588; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cd588; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 213 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cd588, #88d5ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Green.

Questions

What color is #8CD588?: #8CD588 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CD588?: The RGB value is 140, 213, 136: 140 red, 213 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CD588?: The complementary color is #D188D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CD588?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.