What color is #8EE985?

#8EE985 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EE985?

The RGB value is 142, 233, 133: 142 red, 233 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EE985?

The complementary color is #E085E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EE985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EE985 color

#8EE985 rgb(142, 233, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EE985 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 91.4% green and 52.2% blue (142, 233, 133).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 69% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#8EE985 color codes

HEX	`#8EE985`
RGB	`rgb(142, 233, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 91.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 69%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 43%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 43%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.85, -46.39, 40.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.85, 61.38, 139.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.526, 65.72, 32.525)`
Decimal	`9365893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EE985, 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 #8EE985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EE985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	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 #8EE985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ee985; }
.text { color: #8ee985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ee985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 233 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ee985, #85e9ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8EE985?: #8EE985 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EE985?: The RGB value is 142, 233, 133: 142 red, 233 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EE985?: The complementary color is #E085E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EE985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.