What color is #8DED2B?

#8DED2B is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Luxurious Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DED2B?

The RGB value is 141, 237, 43: 141 red, 237 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DED2B?

The complementary color is #8B2BED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DED2B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DED2B color

#8DED2B rgb(141, 237, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DED2B is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 92.9% green and 16.9% blue (141, 237, 43).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 84% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Luxurious Lime (#88EE22), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#8DED2B color codes

HEX	`#8DED2B`
RGB	`rgb(141, 237, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 92.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 84%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 82%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 82%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.2, -56.27, 76.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.2, 94.76, 126.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.704, 66.403, 12.905)`
Decimal	`9301291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DED2B, 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 #8DED2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DED2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	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 #8DED2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ded2b; }
.text { color: #8ded2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ded2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 237 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ded2b, #2ced2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8DED2B?: #8DED2B is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Luxurious Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DED2B?: The RGB value is 141, 237, 43: 141 red, 237 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DED2B?: The complementary color is #8B2BED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DED2B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.