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#8bc073 color: Laudable Lime

#8bc073 is rgb(139, 192, 115) in RGB and oklch(75.204% 0.11918 136.425) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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101°
100%

75.2%
0.119
136°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-400
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.12:1Hard to read
Lc -46
Black text
9.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #8bc073

#8bc073 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 75.2% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 136°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.12:1 contrast and black text 9.89:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Laudable Lime (#8cbf6f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8bc073 mixed with white

  1. 8bc073
  2. 97c681
  3. a2cd8f
  4. aed39d
  5. b9daab
  6. c5e0b9
  7. d0e6c7
  8. dcecd5
  9. e8f3e3
  10. f3f9f1

Darker: #8bc073 mixed with black

  1. 8bc073
  2. 78a763
  3. 668e54
  4. 547645
  5. 435f36
  6. 324928
  7. 23341b
  8. 14200f
  9. 070e05
  10. 010201

Calmer: #8bc073 with less saturation

  1. 8bc073
  2. 8fbe7a
  3. 93bd80
  4. 96bb87
  5. 9aba8d
  6. 9eb893
  7. a1b698
  8. a4b49e
  9. a8b2a4
  10. abb0a9

Questions about #8bc073

What color is #8bc073?

#8bc073 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Laudable Lime. In RGB it is rgb(139, 192, 115), in HSL hsl(101.3, 37.93%, 60.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.204% 0.11918 136.425).

What colors go well with #8bc073?

The complementary color of #8bc073 is #cd97e1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b8b353 and #57c79e. The triadic partners are #7cb1f9 and #f08e94.

Is white or black text more readable on #8bc073?

Black text reads better on #8bc073: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and black gives 9.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8bc073 a warm or cool color?

#8bc073 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 136 degrees, its lightness 75.2% and its chroma 0.119.