What color is #8ECC70?

#8ECC70 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Fluorescence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8ECC70?

The RGB value is 142, 204, 112: 142 red, 204 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8ECC70?

The complementary color is #AE70CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8ECC70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8ECC70 color

#8ECC70 rgb(142, 204, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #8ECC70 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 80% green and 43.9% blue (142, 204, 112).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 47% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fluorescence (#89D178), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#8ECC70 color codes

HEX	`#8ECC70`
RGB	`rgb(142, 204, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 80%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 47%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 45%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 45%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.13, -36.47, 39.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.13, 53.79, 132.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.672, 50.105, 23.118)`
Decimal	`9358448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8ECC70, 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 #8ECC70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8ECC70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #8ECC70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ecc70; }
.text { color: #8ecc70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ecc70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 204 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ecc70, #70cc80); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8ECC70?: #8ECC70 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Fluorescence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8ECC70?: The RGB value is 142, 204, 112: 142 red, 204 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8ECC70?: The complementary color is #AE70CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8ECC70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.