What color is #8FD486?

#8FD486 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FD486?

The RGB value is 143, 212, 134: 143 red, 212 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FD486?

The complementary color is #CB86D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FD486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FD486 color

#8FD486 rgb(143, 212, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FD486 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 83.1% green and 52.5% blue (143, 212, 134).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 48% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Leek (#98D98E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#8FD486 color codes

HEX	`#8FD486`
RGB	`rgb(143, 212, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 83.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 48%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 37%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 37%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.84, -36.69, 31.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.84, 48.61, 139)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.173, 54.646, 31.033)`
Decimal	`9426054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FD486, 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 #8FD486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FD486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #8FD486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fd486; }
.text { color: #8fd486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fd486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 212 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fd486, #86d4a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Green.

Questions

What color is #8FD486?: #8FD486 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FD486?: The RGB value is 143, 212, 134: 143 red, 212 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FD486?: The complementary color is #CB86D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FD486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.