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#8ab56e color: Nasturtium Leaf

#8ab56e is rgb(138, 181, 110) in RGB and oklch(72.464% 0.10808 133.849) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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96°
100%

72.5%
0.108
134°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • olive-400
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #8ab56e

#8ab56e is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 72.5% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 134°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.36:1 contrast and black text 8.92:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Nasturtium Leaf (#87b369). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8ab56e mixed with white

  1. 8ab56e
  2. 95bc7d
  3. a1c48b
  4. accb9a
  5. b8d3a8
  6. c4dab6
  7. cfe1c5
  8. dbe9d3
  9. e7f0e2
  10. f3f8f0

Darker: #8ab56e mixed with black

  1. 8ab56e
  2. 779d5f
  3. 658650
  4. 536f41
  5. 425933
  6. 324426
  7. 223019
  8. 141d0e
  9. 070c04
  10. 010201

Calmer: #8ab56e with less saturation

  1. 8ab56e
  2. 8db474
  3. 90b27a
  4. 93b180
  5. 96af86
  6. 98ae8c
  7. 9bac91
  8. 9eab96
  9. a1a99c
  10. a3a8a1

Questions about #8ab56e

What color is #8ab56e?

#8ab56e is soft light lime. The closest named color is Nasturtium Leaf. In RGB it is rgb(138, 181, 110), in HSL hsl(96.34, 32.42%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.464% 0.10808 133.849).

What colors go well with #8ab56e?

The complementary color of #8ab56e is #bf91d6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b1a954 and #5dbb94. The triadic partners are #75a9e9 and #e18992.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ab56e?

Black text reads better on #8ab56e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and black gives 8.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ab56e a warm or cool color?

#8ab56e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 134 degrees, its lightness 72.5% and its chroma 0.108.