What color is #8EAD00?

#8EAD00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Gameboy Screen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EAD00?

The RGB value is 142, 173, 0: 142 red, 173 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EAD00?

The complementary color is #1F00AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EAD00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EAD00 color

#8EAD00 rgb(142, 173, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EAD00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 67.8% green and 0% blue (142, 173, 0).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Gameboy Screen (#8BAC0F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#8EAD00 color codes

HEX	`#8EAD00`
RGB	`rgb(142, 173, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 67.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 100%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 100%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.24, -29.5, 67.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.24, 73.99, 113.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.099, 35.638, 5.504)`
Decimal	`9350400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EAD00, 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 #8EAD00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EAD00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #8EAD00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ead00; }
.text { color: #8ead00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ead00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 173 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ead00, #38ad00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #8EAD00?: #8EAD00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Gameboy Screen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EAD00?: The RGB value is 142, 173, 0: 142 red, 173 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EAD00?: The complementary color is #1F00AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EAD00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.