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#8bbc68 color: Cold Spring

#8bbc68 is rgb(139, 188, 104) in RGB and oklch(74.078% 0.12474 133.385) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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95°
100%

74.1%
0.125
133°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-400
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #8bbc68

#8bbc68 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 74.1% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 133°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.49:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cold Spring (#88bb66). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8bbc68 mixed with white

  1. 8bbc68
  2. 96c378
  3. a2ca87
  4. add096
  5. b9d7a5
  6. c4deb4
  7. d0e5c3
  8. dcebd2
  9. e7f2e1
  10. f3f8f0

Darker: #8bbc68 mixed with black

  1. 8bbc68
  2. 78a359
  3. 668b4b
  4. 54733e
  5. 435d30
  6. 324724
  7. 233218
  8. 141f0c
  9. 070d04
  10. 010200

Calmer: #8bbc68 with less saturation

  1. 8bbc68
  2. 8ebb70
  3. 92b977
  4. 95b77e
  5. 98b685
  6. 9cb48c
  7. 9fb292
  8. a2b199
  9. a5af9f
  10. a8ada5

Questions about #8bbc68

What color is #8bbc68?

#8bbc68 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Cold Spring. In RGB it is rgb(139, 188, 104), in HSL hsl(95, 38.53%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.078% 0.12474 133.385).

What colors go well with #8bbc68?

The complementary color of #8bbc68 is #c793e3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b9ae47 and #52c495. The triadic partners are #70aff8 and #ef8894.

Is white or black text more readable on #8bbc68?

Black text reads better on #8bbc68: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8bbc68 a warm or cool color?

#8bbc68 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 133 degrees, its lightness 74.1% and its chroma 0.125.