What color is #8DC47F?

#8DC47F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fresh Cut Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DC47F?

The RGB value is 141, 196, 127: 141 red, 196 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DC47F?

The complementary color is #B67FC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DC47F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DC47F color

#8DC47F rgb(141, 196, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DC47F is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 76.9% green and 49.8% blue (141, 196, 127).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 37% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Cut Grass (#91CB7D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#8DC47F color codes

HEX	`#8DC47F`
RGB	`rgb(141, 196, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 76.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 37%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 35%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 35%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.98, -30.99, 29.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.98, 42.5, 136.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.554, 46.674, 27.263)`
Decimal	`9290879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DC47F, 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 #8DC47F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DC47F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #8DC47F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dc47f; }
.text { color: #8dc47f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dc47f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 196 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dc47f, #7fc493); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8DC47F?: #8DC47F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fresh Cut Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DC47F?: The RGB value is 141, 196, 127: 141 red, 196 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DC47F?: The complementary color is #B67FC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DC47F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.