What color is #8DCC17?

#8DCC17 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Jewel Beetle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DCC17?

The RGB value is 141, 204, 23: 141 red, 204 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DCC17?

The complementary color is #5617CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DCC17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DCC17 color

#8DCC17 rgb(141, 204, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DCC17 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 80% green and 9% blue (141, 204, 23).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 80% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Jewel Beetle (#8CC90B), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#8DCC17 color codes

HEX	`#8DCC17`
RGB	`rgb(141, 204, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 80%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 80%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 89%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 89%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.39, -43.48, 72.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.39, 84.12, 121.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.732, 48.909, 8.526)`
Decimal	`9292823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DCC17, 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 #8DCC17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DCC17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #8DCC17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dcc17; }
.text { color: #8dcc17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dcc17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 204 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dcc17, #32cc17); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8DCC17?: #8DCC17 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Jewel Beetle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DCC17?: The RGB value is 141, 204, 23: 141 red, 204 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DCC17?: The complementary color is #5617CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DCC17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.