What color is #8FF385?

#8FF385 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Herbivore. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FF385?

The RGB value is 143, 243, 133: 143 red, 243 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FF385?

The complementary color is #E985F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FF385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FF385 color

#8FF385 rgb(143, 243, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FF385 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 95.3% green and 52.2% blue (143, 243, 133).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 82% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Herbivore (#88EE77), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.33:1).

#8FF385 color codes

HEX	`#8FF385`
RGB	`rgb(143, 243, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 95.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 82%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 45%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 45%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.79, -50.28, 43.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.79, 66.77, 138.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.61, 71.631, 33.503)`
Decimal	`9433989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FF385, 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 #8FF385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FF385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.33:1	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 #8FF385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ff385; }
.text { color: #8ff385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ff385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 243 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ff385, #85f3b2); }

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Questions

What color is #8FF385?: #8FF385 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Herbivore. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FF385?: The RGB value is 143, 243, 133: 143 red, 243 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FF385?: The complementary color is #E985F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FF385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.