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#8acea2 color: Frost Gum

#8acea2 is rgb(138, 206, 162) in RGB and oklch(79.396% 0.09325 155.302) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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141°
100%

79.4%
0.093
155°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-300
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.84:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.43:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #8acea2

#8acea2 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 79.4% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.84:1 contrast and black text 11.43:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Frost Gum (#8ecb9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-300.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #8acea2 mixed with white

  1. 8acea2
  2. 96d3ab
  3. a2d8b4
  4. aeddbd
  5. bae2c7
  6. c6e7d0
  7. d1ecd9
  8. ddf1e3
  9. e8f5ec
  10. f4faf5

Darker: #8acea2 mixed with black

  1. 8acea2
  2. 77b38c
  3. 659877
  4. 537f63
  5. 42664f
  6. 324e3c
  7. 22382a
  8. 142319
  9. 070f0a
  10. 010201

Calmer: #8acea2 with less saturation

  1. 8acea2
  2. 90cca5
  3. 95cba7
  4. 9bc9aa
  5. a0c7ad
  6. a5c5af
  7. aac3b2
  8. aec1b4
  9. b3c0b7
  10. b7beb9

Questions about #8acea2

What color is #8acea2?

#8acea2 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Frost Gum. In RGB it is rgb(138, 206, 162), in HSL hsl(141.18, 40.96%, 67.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.396% 0.09325 155.302).

What colors go well with #8acea2?

The complementary color of #8acea2 is #e2a5d3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #aec784 and #6fd0c4. The triadic partners are #aab7f8 and #f1a693.

Is white or black text more readable on #8acea2?

Black text reads better on #8acea2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and black gives 11.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8acea2 a warm or cool color?

#8acea2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 79.4% and its chroma 0.093.