What color is #8FD12F?

#8FD12F is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Overgrowth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FD12F?

The RGB value is 143, 209, 47: 143 red, 209 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FD12F?

The complementary color is #712FD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FD12F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FD12F color

#8FD12F rgb(143, 209, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FD12F is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 82% green and 18.4% blue (143, 209, 47).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 64% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Overgrowth (#88CC33), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#8FD12F color codes

HEX	`#8FD12F`
RGB	`rgb(143, 209, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 82%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 64%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 78%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 78%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.07, -44, 67.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.07, 80.82, 122.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.641, 51.645, 10.832)`
Decimal	`9425199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FD12F, 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 #8FD12F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FD12F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #8FD12F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fd12f; }
.text { color: #8fd12f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fd12f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 209 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fd12f, #3ed12f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8FD12F?: #8FD12F is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Overgrowth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FD12F?: The RGB value is 143, 209, 47: 143 red, 209 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FD12F?: The complementary color is #712FD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FD12F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.