What color is #8DCA3B?

#8DCA3B is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Overgrowth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DCA3B?

The RGB value is 141, 202, 59: 141 red, 202 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DCA3B?

The complementary color is #783BCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DCA3B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DCA3B color

#8DCA3B rgb(141, 202, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DCA3B is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 79.2% green and 23.1% blue (141, 202, 59).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 57% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Overgrowth (#88CC33), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#8DCA3B color codes

HEX	`#8DCA3B`
RGB	`rgb(141, 202, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 79.2%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 57%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 71%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 71%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.96, -41.03, 61.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.96, 74.12, 123.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.894, 48.219, 11.711)`
Decimal	`9292347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DCA3B, 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 #8DCA3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DCA3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	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 #8DCA3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dca3b; }
.text { color: #8dca3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dca3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 202 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dca3b, #45ca3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8DCA3B?: #8DCA3B is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Overgrowth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DCA3B?: The RGB value is 141, 202, 59: 141 red, 202 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DCA3B?: The complementary color is #783BCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DCA3B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.