What color is #8CF091?

#8CF091 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CF091?

The RGB value is 140, 240, 145: 140 red, 240 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CF091?

The complementary color is #F08CEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CF091?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CF091 color

#8CF091 rgb(140, 240, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CF091 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 94.1% green and 56.9% blue (140, 240, 145).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 77% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

#8CF091 color codes

HEX	`#8CF091`
RGB	`rgb(140, 240, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 94.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 77%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 42%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 40%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.97, -48.2, 36.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.97, 60.74, 142.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.084, 69.937, 37.801)`
Decimal	`9236625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CF091, 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 #8CF091	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CF091 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	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 #8CF091 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cf091; }
.text { color: #8cf091; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cf091; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 240 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cf091, #8cf0c3); }

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Questions

What color is #8CF091?: #8CF091 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CF091?: The RGB value is 140, 240, 145: 140 red, 240 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CF091?: The complementary color is #F08CEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CF091?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.