Close to Pea Green
#8EA617
#8EA617 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Pea Green. In RGB it’s made of 55.7% red, 65.1% green, and 9% blue. Its hue is 70°, with 76% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8EA617.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.76:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.62:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.76:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.62:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8EA617 as they’d see it.
#8EA617 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8EA617
What color is #8EA617?
#8EA617 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Pea Green. In RGB it’s made of 55.7% red, 65.1% green, and 9% blue. Its hue is 70°, with 76% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #8EA617 in RGB?
#8EA617 is rgb(142, 166, 23): 142 red, 166 green, and 23 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8EA617 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(14, 0, 86, 35). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8EA617?
PANTONE 7494 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8EA617?
Its complement #AD86FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.