What color is #8DCFA9?

#8DCFA9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DCFA9?

The RGB value is 141, 207, 169: 141 red, 207 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DCFA9?

The complementary color is #CF8DB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DCFA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DCFA9 color

#8DCFA9 rgb(141, 207, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DCFA9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 81.2% green and 66.3% blue (141, 207, 169).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 41% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#8DCFA9 color codes

HEX	`#8DCFA9`
RGB	`rgb(141, 207, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 81.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 41%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 32%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 18%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.96, -28.9, 12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.96, 31.42, 156.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.456, 53.151, 45.656)`
Decimal	`9293737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DCFA9, 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 #8DCFA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DCFA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #8DCFA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dcfa9; }
.text { color: #8dcfa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dcfa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 207 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dcfa9, #8dcfca); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8DCFA9?: #8DCFA9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DCFA9?: The RGB value is 141, 207, 169: 141 red, 207 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DCFA9?: The complementary color is #CF8DB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DCFA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.