What color is #8ED177?

#8ED177 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fluorescence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8ED177?

The RGB value is 142, 209, 119: 142 red, 209 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8ED177?

The complementary color is #BA77D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8ED177?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8ED177 color

#8ED177 rgb(142, 209, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #8ED177 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 82% green and 46.7% blue (142, 209, 119).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 49% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fluorescence (#89D178), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#8ED177 color codes

HEX	`#8ED177`
RGB	`rgb(142, 209, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 82%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 49%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 43%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 43%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.69, -37.81, 38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.69, 53.61, 134.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.284, 52.682, 25.653)`
Decimal	`9359735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8ED177, 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 #8ED177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8ED177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #8ED177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ed177; }
.text { color: #8ed177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ed177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 209 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ed177, #77d18d); }

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Questions

What color is #8ED177?: #8ED177 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fluorescence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8ED177?: The RGB value is 142, 209, 119: 142 red, 209 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8ED177?: The complementary color is #BA77D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8ED177?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.