What color is #8FDCA6?

#8FDCA6 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jovial Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FDCA6?

The RGB value is 143, 220, 166: 143 red, 220 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FDCA6?

The complementary color is #DC8FC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FDCA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FDCA6 color

#8FDCA6 rgb(143, 220, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FDCA6 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 86.3% green and 65.1% blue (143, 220, 166).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 52% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Jovial Jade (#88DDAA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#8FDCA6 color codes

HEX	`#8FDCA6`
RGB	`rgb(143, 220, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 86.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 52%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 35%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 25%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.72, -34.99, 19.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.72, 39.9, 151.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.801, 59.777, 45.299)`
Decimal	`9428134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FDCA6, 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 #8FDCA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FDCA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #8FDCA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fdca6; }
.text { color: #8fdca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fdca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 220 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fdca6, #8fdccd); }

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Questions

What color is #8FDCA6?: #8FDCA6 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jovial Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FDCA6?: The RGB value is 143, 220, 166: 143 red, 220 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FDCA6?: The complementary color is #DC8FC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FDCA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.