What color is #8DE164?

#8DE164 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Snarky Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DE164?

The RGB value is 141, 225, 100: 141 red, 225 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DE164?

The complementary color is #B864E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DE164?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DE164 color

#8DE164 rgb(141, 225, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DE164 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 88.2% green and 39.2% blue (141, 225, 100).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 68% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Snarky Mint (#9AE37D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#8DE164 color codes

HEX	`#8DE164`
RGB	`rgb(141, 225, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 88.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 68%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 56%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 56%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.07, -47.38, 52.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.07, 70.68, 132.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.209, 60.431, 21.6)`
Decimal	`9298276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DE164, 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 #8DE164	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DE164 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	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 #8DE164 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8de164; }
.text { color: #8de164; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8de164; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 225 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8de164, #64e179); }

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Questions

What color is #8DE164?: #8DE164 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Snarky Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DE164?: The RGB value is 141, 225, 100: 141 red, 225 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DE164?: The complementary color is #B864E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DE164?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.