What color is #8EFF5D?

#8EFF5D is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Poisonous Dart. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EFF5D?

The RGB value is 142, 255, 93: 142 red, 255 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EFF5D?

The complementary color is #CE5DFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EFF5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EFF5D color

#8EFF5D rgb(142, 255, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EFF5D is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 100% green and 36.5% blue (142, 255, 93).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Poisonous Dart (#77FF66), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.61:1).

#8EFF5D color codes

HEX	`#8EFF5D`
RGB	`rgb(142, 255, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 100%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 64%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 64%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.81, -59.76, 65.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.81, 88.52, 132.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.89, 78.058, 22.844)`
Decimal	`9371485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EFF5D, 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 #8EFF5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EFF5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.61:1	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 #8EFF5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eff5d; }
.text { color: #8eff5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eff5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 255 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eff5d, #5dff7d); }

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Questions

What color is #8EFF5D?: #8EFF5D is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Poisonous Dart. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EFF5D?: The RGB value is 142, 255, 93: 142 red, 255 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EFF5D?: The complementary color is #CE5DFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EFF5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.