What color is #8FD49D?

#8FD49D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FD49D?

The RGB value is 143, 212, 157: 143 red, 212 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FD49D?

The complementary color is #D48FC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FD49D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FD49D color

#8FD49D rgb(143, 212, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FD49D is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 83.1% green and 61.6% blue (143, 212, 157).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 45% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Emerald (#7ED89A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#8FD49D color codes

HEX	`#8FD49D`
RGB	`rgb(143, 212, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 83.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 45%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 33%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 26%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.25, -32.9, 20.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.25, 38.75, 148.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.955, 55.359, 40.419)`
Decimal	`9426077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FD49D, 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 #8FD49D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FD49D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #8FD49D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fd49d; }
.text { color: #8fd49d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fd49d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 212 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fd49d, #8fd4c0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8FD49D?: #8FD49D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FD49D?: The RGB value is 143, 212, 157: 143 red, 212 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FD49D?: The complementary color is #D48FC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FD49D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.