What color is #8ECB80?

#8ECB80 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fresh Cut Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8ECB80?

The RGB value is 142, 203, 128: 142 red, 203 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8ECB80?

The complementary color is #BD80CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8ECB80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8ECB80 color

#8ECB80 rgb(142, 203, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #8ECB80 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 79.6% green and 50.2% blue (142, 203, 128).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 42% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Cut Grass (#91CB7D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#8ECB80 color codes

HEX	`#8ECB80`
RGB	`rgb(142, 203, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 79.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 42%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 37%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 37%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.08, -33.78, 31.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.08, 46.08, 137.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.406, 50.02, 28.154)`
Decimal	`9358208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8ECB80, 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 #8ECB80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8ECB80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #8ECB80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ecb80; }
.text { color: #8ecb80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ecb80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 203 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ecb80, #80cb98); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8ECB80?: #8ECB80 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fresh Cut Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8ECB80?: The RGB value is 142, 203, 128: 142 red, 203 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8ECB80?: The complementary color is #BD80CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8ECB80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.