What color is #8ED446?

#8ED446 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Shenron Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8ED446?

The RGB value is 142, 212, 70: 142 red, 212 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8ED446?

The complementary color is #8C46D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8ED446?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8ED446 color

#8ED446 rgb(142, 212, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #8ED446 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 83.1% green and 27.5% blue (142, 212, 70).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 62% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Shenron Green (#8CCD4C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#8ED446 color codes

HEX	`#8ED446`
RGB	`rgb(142, 212, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 83.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 62%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 67%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 67%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.04, -44.24, 60.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.04, 75.14, 126.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.804, 53.279, 14.191)`
Decimal	`9360454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8ED446, 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 #8ED446	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8ED446 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #8ED446 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ed446; }
.text { color: #8ed446; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ed446; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 212 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ed446, #47d446); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #8ED446?: #8ED446 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Shenron Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8ED446?: The RGB value is 142, 212, 70: 142 red, 212 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8ED446?: The complementary color is #8C46D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8ED446?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.