What color is #8CDDC3?

#8CDDC3 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CDDC3?

The RGB value is 140, 221, 195: 140 red, 221 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CDDC3?

The complementary color is #DD8CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CDDC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CDDC3 color

#8CDDC3 rgb(140, 221, 195)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CDDC3 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 86.7% green and 76.5% blue (140, 221, 195).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 54% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Cabbage (#87D7BE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

#8CDDC3 color codes

HEX	`#8CDDC3`
RGB	`rgb(140, 221, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 86.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 54%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 37%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 12%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.5, -30.54, 4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.5, 30.94, 170.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.518, 61.226, 60.986)`
Decimal	`9231811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CDDC3, 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 #8CDDC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CDDC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	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 #8CDDC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cddc3; }
.text { color: #8cddc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cddc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 221 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cddc3, #8ccfdd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8CDDC3?: #8CDDC3 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CDDC3?: The RGB value is 140, 221, 195: 140 red, 221 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CDDC3?: The complementary color is #DD8CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CDDC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.