What color is #8FD281?

#8FD281 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fluorescence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FD281?

The RGB value is 143, 210, 129: 143 red, 210 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FD281?

The complementary color is #C481D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FD281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FD281 color

#8FD281 rgb(143, 210, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FD281 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 82.4% green and 50.6% blue (143, 210, 129).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 47% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fluorescence (#89D178), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#8FD281 color codes

HEX	`#8FD281`
RGB	`rgb(143, 210, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 82.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 47%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 39%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 39%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.18, -36.52, 33.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.18, 49.62, 137.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.335, 53.516, 29.074)`
Decimal	`9425537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FD281, 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 #8FD281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FD281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #8FD281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fd281; }
.text { color: #8fd281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fd281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 210 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fd281, #81d29b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #8FD281?: #8FD281 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fluorescence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FD281?: The RGB value is 143, 210, 129: 143 red, 210 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FD281?: The complementary color is #C481D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FD281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.