What color is #8EE8A3?

#8EE8A3 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EE8A3?

The RGB value is 142, 232, 163: 142 red, 232 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EE8A3?

The complementary color is #E88ED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EE8A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EE8A3 color

#8EE8A3 rgb(142, 232, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EE8A3 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 91% green and 63.9% blue (142, 232, 163).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 66% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ultra Mint (#A3EFB8), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#8EE8A3 color codes

HEX	`#8EE8A3`
RGB	`rgb(142, 232, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 91%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 66%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 39%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 30%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.05, -41.24, 25.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.05, 48.39, 148.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.62, 66.106, 44.946)`
Decimal	`9365667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EE8A3, 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 #8EE8A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EE8A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	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 #8EE8A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ee8a3; }
.text { color: #8ee8a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ee8a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 232 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ee8a3, #8ee8d0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8EE8A3?: #8EE8A3 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EE8A3?: The RGB value is 142, 232, 163: 142 red, 232 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EE8A3?: The complementary color is #E88ED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EE8A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.