What color is #8CFA98?

#8CFA98 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Pale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CFA98?

The RGB value is 140, 250, 152: 140 red, 250 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CFA98?

The complementary color is #FA8CEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CFA98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CFA98 color

#8CFA98 rgb(140, 250, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CFA98 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 98% green and 59.6% blue (140, 250, 152).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 92% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Pale Green (#98FB98), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.24:1).

#8CFA98 color codes

HEX	`#8CFA98`
RGB	`rgb(140, 250, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 98%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 92%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 44%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 39%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.96, -51.3, 37.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.96, 63.48, 143.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.666, 76.21, 41.74)`
Decimal	`9239192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CFA98, 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 #8CFA98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CFA98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.24:1	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 #8CFA98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cfa98; }
.text { color: #8cfa98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cfa98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 250 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cfa98, #8cfacf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8CFA98?: #8CFA98 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Pale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CFA98?: The RGB value is 140, 250, 152: 140 red, 250 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CFA98?: The complementary color is #FA8CEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CFA98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.