#8ED6A9

A light, moderate green closely aligning with Mediumaquamarine.

About #8ED6A9

When working with digital screens, the color #8ED6A9 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumaquamarine. In the RGB color space, it consists of 142 red, 214 green, and 169 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 34% C, 0% M, 21% Y, and 16% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8ED6A9
RGB142, 214, 169
HSL142.5°, 46.8%, 69.8%
CMYK34%, 0%, 21%, 16%
HSV142.5°, 33.6%, 83.9%
LAB80.0, -31.9, 15.2
XYZ42.4, 56.7, 46.2
Decimal9361065

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.70:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.34:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.63:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.49:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8ED6A9; }
.text-color { color: #8ED6A9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8ED6A9; }

Similar Colors

Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA